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"Political vengeance": DMK chief MK Stalin condemns arrest of Anbil Mahesh

"Political vengeance": DMK chief MK Stalin condemns arrest of Anbil Mahesh

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 26 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Monday condemned the arrest of former School Education Minister and DMK leader Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in connection with an alleged Rs 100-crore private school approval scam, alleging a political vendetta by the ruling government.
In a post on X, Stalin accused the government of using the arrest to divert public attention from the alleged state of law and order and administrative corruption.
“Strong Condemnation of the TNA Government for Arresting Former Minister Mr. Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi with Political Vengeance! By arresting Mr. Anbil Mahesh, who has been extending full cooperation to the investigation regarding the allegations against him, the ruling government believes it can temporarily conceal the dismal state of law and order that is laughing in mockery and the administrative corruption that is weeping in despair, thereby diverting the people's attention,” Stalin wrote.

அரசியல் காழ்ப்புணர்வோடு முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் திரு. அன்பில் மகேஸ் பொய்யாமொழி அவர்களைக் கைது செய்துள்ள த.வெ.க. அரசுக்குக் கடும் கண்டனம்! தன் மீதான குற்றச்சாட்டுகள் குறித்த விசாரணைக்கு முழு ஒத்துழைப்பு வழங்கி வந்த திரு. அன்பில் மகேஸ் அவர்களைக் கைது செய்திருப்பதன் மூலம், சந்தி சிரிக்கும் சட்டம் ஒழுங்கின் அவலட்சணத்தையும், அழுகிக் கொண்டிருக்கும் நிர்வாகச் சீர்கேட்டையும் சில நாட்களுக்கு மறைத்து, மக்களின் கவனத்தைத் திசைதிருப்பிவிடலாம் என்று ஆளும் அரசு நினைக்கிறது. அன்பில் மகேஸ் அவர்கள் தன் மீதான குற்றச்சாட்டுகளைச் சட்டப்படி எதிர்கொள்வார். அதேசமயம், இதுபோன்ற கைது நடவடிக்கைகளால் மக்களின் கோபத்தைத் திசைதிருப்பித் தப்பித்துக்கொள்ளலாம் என்று நினைக்கும் த.வெ.க. அரசின் எண்ணம் நிச்சயம் ஈடேறாது!

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) October 26, 2026


He added that Anbil Mahesh would face the allegations against him in accordance with the law, while asserting that the government's alleged attempt to deflect public anger through such arrests would not succeed.
“Mr. Anbil Mahesh will face the allegations against him in accordance with the law. At the same time, the intention of the TNA government to deflect the people's anger and escape through such arrest actions will certainly not succeed!” the post read.
Anbil Mahesh was arrested by Chennai police in connection with an alleged Rs 100-crore private school approval scam. He was reportedly arrested from an apartment in Aminjikarai, Chennai, following the Madras High Court's dismissal of his anticipatory bail petition.
Justice V Lakshminarayanan of the Madras High Court rejected the pre-arrest bail plea filed by Anbil Mahesh, who is being investigated by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Greater Chennai Police.
The case relates to allegations that money was collected from private school managements in the name of party funds by promising government approvals, permanent recognition and permission to upgrade schools during the previous DMK regime, when Anbil Mahesh was the School Education Minister. (ANI)

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