Tamil Nadu: DVAC Conducts Searches At Premises Of Former AIADMK Minister KC Veeramani

The DVAC filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Veeramani under sections 13(2) r/w 12(1)(e) and 13(2) r/2 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act on Wednesday. 

Former Minister KC Veeramani (Image Credit: ABP Nadu)

Chennai: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) sleuths conducted search operations at the premises of former AIADMK minister KC Veeramani on Thursday. Searches are done at over 20 locations related to the former minister in Vellore, Chennai and other places. 

The DVAC filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Veeramani under sections 13(2) r/w 12(1)(e) and 13(2) r/2 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act on Wednesday. 

The FIR read, “there is a vigilance information that the former minister was involved in various corruption activities and intentionally enriched himself illicitly and acquired properties and pecuniary resources in his name which are disproportionate to his known source of income.”

Veeramani was elected as MLA from Jolarpet assembly constituency in Thiruppattur district twice in 2011 and 2016. He had been the minister for school education, archaeology, sports and youth welfare and Tamil official language and Tamil culture department between February 2013 and October 2016, minister for commercial taxes and registration department between May 2016 and May 2021. 

According to the FIR, the assets found in the name of Veeramani and his dependents as on April 1, 2016 is Rs 25,99,11,727 and assets acquired by Veeramani in his name and in his dependents’ names as on March 31, 2021 is Rs 56,60,86,585. 

The FIR further said that the income derived by Veeramani and his dependents through known sources of income between April 1, 2016 and March, 31, 2021 is Rs 4,39,89,907 and expenses incurred by them during the said period is 2,56,28,807. 

The FIR said, as per his financial statements, the pecuniary resources and properties acquired by Veeramani in his name and his dependents’ names should not have exceeded Rs 1,83,61,100 during the time period but he had acquired assets worth Rs 28,78,13,758 in excess which is 654% of his total income.