Tamil Nadu Politics Rocked by Alleged Rs 35 Crore MLA Bribery Scandal
- On Wednesday, Tamil Nadu Police arrested three individuals after TVK MLA N. Elaiyaraja alleged he was offered Rs 35 crore to support a no-confidence motion against Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar.
- Investigators allege Thirunavukkarasu posed as an Indian Political Democratic Strategies head to contact the MLA, acting at the behest of former DMK minister V. Senthil Balaji and his brother V. Ashok Kumar.
- After Elaiyaraja rejected the bribe and filed a complaint on June 29, he alleged that callers threatened serious consequences against him and his family if he disclosed the conversation.
- TVK Minister P. Nirmal Kumar claimed the DMK has attempted to poach TVK MLAs for 40 days, with authorities citing intelligence inputs suggesting a plot to recruit at least 15 legislators.
- This scandal emerges months after the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, where TVK won 108 seats in its electoral debut, ending decades-long dominance of the DMK and AIADMK alliances.
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TVK MLA Alleges Rs 35 Crore Horse-Trading Bid, 3 Arrested
TVK MLA N Ilaiyaraja alleges a Rs 35 crore horse-trading bid to vote against the ruling party in a resolution targeting the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker, leading to three arrests and an investigation naming former DMK minister V Senthil Balaji and his brother V Ashok Kumar.
TVK, DMK trade horse trading allegations: 3 held for trying to poach TVK MLAs - The Tribune
The matter came to the fore when TVK Uthangarai MLA N Ilayaraja filed a complaint that he was contacted by an individual identified as Thirunavukkarasu to vote against the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker in a proposed motion of confidence.
Conspiracy to topple Vijay's government in Tamil Nadu? Rs 35 crore offer, MLA poaching bid and a DMK link
With merely two months in power, an alleged plot to topple Vijay's government in Tamil Nadu has been unearthed with the arrest of three accused on Wednesday, with allegations that DMK leaders offered Rs 35 crore to TVK MLAs to vote in support of a no-confidence motion against Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar. The conspiracy surfaced after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA N. Elaiyaraja alleged that he was offered Rs 35 crore to support a no-confi…
Tamil Nadu Horse-Trading Plot? MLA Alleges INR 35 Crore Bribe Offer to Influence Assembly Vote | 🗳️ LatestLY
An alleged high-stakes political horse-trading plot has emerged in Tamil Nadu after a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) filed a complaint claiming he was offered a INR 35 crore bribe to influence his vote on an upcoming legislative resolution. 🗳️ Tamil Nadu Horse-Trading Plot? MLA Alleges INR 35 Crore Bribe Offer to Influence Assembly Vote.
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