A DMK Students’ Wing functionary from Tamil Nadu has been arrested by Kerala Police in connection with a gold theft case involving 55 sovereigns of jewellery.
According to police sources, the theft took place at the residence of a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) in Pandalam, Kerala. Following an investigation into the burglary, Kerala Police identified and arrested Ramesh, a native of Thirukurungudi in Tirunelveli district.
Ramesh is reported to be serving as the DMK Students’ Wing Town Panchayat Secretary of the Thirukurungudi Town Panchayat area.
Investigators said the accused had allegedly travelled to Kerala and was involved in the theft of approximately 55 sovereigns of gold jewellery from the NRI’s house. Further inquiries are underway to establish the sequence of events and identify any possible accomplices linked to the case.
Sources also indicated that Ramesh had previously worked in close proximity to local party functionaries in Tirunelveli district.
The arrest has drawn political attention in Tamil Nadu after state BJP president K Annamalai shared details of the case on his X handle, highlighting the Kerala Police action and referring to the accused’s political affiliation.
He wrote, “Ramesh, the DMK Students’ Wing Secretary of Tirukurungudi Town Panchayat area in Tirunelveli district, has been arrested by Kerala Police in connection with a case involving the theft of 55 sovereigns of gold jewellery from the house of a Non-Resident Indian in the Pandalam area of Kerala.
Ramesh is also known to have served as an assistant to Tirunelveli East DMK District Secretary Graham Bell and is said to be a person close to Tirunelveli district’s in-charge minister, KN Nehru.
Allegations have been raised that DMK members, not content with “looting Tamil Nadu,” have now begun carrying out thefts in the neighbouring state of Kerala as well. It remains to be seen, through the ongoing investigation by Kerala Police, in how many more states Ramesh and other DMK functionaries may have “established the Dravidian model.”
நெல்லை மாவட்டம் திருக்குறுங்குடி பேரூராட்சி பகுதி திமுக மாணவர் அணி செயலாளர் ரமேஷ், கேரள மாநிலம் பந்தளம் பகுதியில் வெளிநாடு வாழ் இந்தியர் ஒருவர் வீட்டில் 55 பவுன் நகை கொள்ளையடித்த வழக்கில், கேரள மாநில காவல்துறையினரால் கைது செய்யப்பட்டிருக்கிறார்.
நெல்லை கிழக்கு திமுக மாவட்ட… pic.twitter.com/aDqCdSpb6q
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) February 12, 2026
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