A senior functionary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has lodged a fraud complaint against fellow party leader and South Chennai West District Secretary Chittrarasu, alleging that he and his associates collected ₹69 lakh from job aspirants on the promise of securing employment in the Chennai Corporation and Hindu temples but failed to provide the promised jobs, as reported in Kumudam.
Chittrarasu, who also serves as the Chennai Corporation Councillor for Ward 110, had contested the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly election from the Anna Nagar constituency as the DMK candidate but was defeated.
The complaint has been filed before the Chennai Police Commissioner’s Office by Thulasiraman, a resident of Triplicane and a DMK West District representative.
In his complaint, Thulasiraman stated that Chittrarasu was well known to him and had told him that vacancies were available in the Chennai Corporation owing to his position in the civic body.
According to the complaint, Chittrarasu allegedly told him to identify interested candidates for recruitment. Acting on this assurance, Thulasiraman introduced several individuals including Rajesh, Saravanan, Balasubramanian, Sasikumar Gouri, Bashith Siddique and Venkatesan who were seeking driver and office assistant positions in the Chennai Corporation.
He further alleged that Chittrarasu also claimed that office assistant vacancies were available in temples under the jurisdiction of Chennai and asked him to arrange candidates for those posts as well.
Thulasiraman said Chittrarasu directed him to meet his aides, Prasanna and Vinoth (alias Vinoth), who is stated in the complaint to be an employee of Sun TV. The two allegedly convinced him that vacancies existed in the Chennai Corporation headquarters and at the Parthasarathy Temple.
According to the complaint, candidates were allegedly asked to pay between ₹3 lakh and ₹7 lakh depending on the post. Thulasiraman stated that he arranged ₹5 lakh for his wife’s job and also collected money from other applicants.
He alleged that during different periods in 2024, he handed over nearly ₹69 lakh in cash to Chittrarasu and his aides, Prasanna and Vinoth, at Chittrarasu’s office in Nungambakkam.
However, he later claimed to have discovered that the very posts for which money had allegedly been collected had instead been filled by other individuals.
When questioned, Chittrarasu initially assured him that the money would be returned but allegedly failed to do so.
Thulasiraman further stated that the people who had entrusted him with the money continuously demanded refunds, forcing him to borrow money and even sell his wife’s jewellery to repay several of them, leaving him under severe financial distress.
The complaint further alleges that when he later sought repayment from Chittrarasu and his aides, they refused and threatened him.
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In the complaint, Thulasiraman stated, “Chittrarasu is well known to me. Since he was the Chairman of the Standing Committee in the Chennai Corporation, he told me that there were employment opportunities in the Chennai Corporation and asked me to bring people I knew who were looking for jobs.”
He further alleged, “Based on his assurances, I introduced several people seeking jobs. His aides, Prasanna and Vinoth, convinced us that vacancies were available in the Chennai Corporation headquarters and at the Parthasarathy Temple. They demanded between ₹3 lakh and ₹7 lakh depending on the post. During different periods in 2024, I paid around ₹69 lakh at Chittrarasu’s office in Nungambakkam.”
Describing what followed, he said, “Later I came to know that the jobs for which money had been collected had been given to other people. Initially, Chittrarasu assured me that the money would be returned, but he kept deceiving me. Those who had given me money kept demanding refunds, forcing me to borrow money and sell my wife’s jewellery to repay many of them. I have been left with a huge debt burden.”
The complaint also contains allegations of intimidation.
According to Thulasiraman, “When I demanded my money back, Chittrarasu and his aides threatened me, saying they would not return the money. They warned that if I continued asking for it, they would file false criminal cases against me and my family and have us sent to jail.”
He further alleged that despite approaching senior DMK leaders and lodging a complaint with the Nungambakkam Police Station, no action was taken.
He stated, “I approached senior DMK leaders with my grievance, but no action was taken. The Nungambakkam Police Station refused to register my complaint. I therefore submitted an online complaint on 15 May 2025, but even then no action was taken.”
Thulasiraman also alleged that ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, false complaints were filed against him and his wife at Chittrarasu’s instigation, leading to criminal cases and his imprisonment.
He stated, “Before the 2026 Assembly elections, acting at Chittrarasu’s instigation, false complaints were filed against me and my wife. Cases were registered and I was sent to jail. After my release, when I demanded the return of my money over the past ten days, Chittrarasu, Prasanna and Vinoth allegedly issued death threats. I request legal action against all three.”
Speaking to reporters after submitting the complaint, Thulasiraman said, “I am also a DMK member, yet this is the situation I have been subjected to. Chittrarasu collected up to ₹7 lakh per job by promising employment in various Chennai Corporation posts. He collected a total of ₹69 lakh from more than ten people but failed to provide the promised jobs.”
The complaint has generated political attention as it has been filed by a DMK office-bearer against a serving district secretary of the ruling party.
According to reports, the complaint is currently under investigation by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Chennai Police.
The Jaffer Sadiq Connection
Chittrarasu’s name had previously surfaced in the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation into the alleged drug trafficking-linked money laundering network involving former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq. In April 2024, the ED conducted searches at multiple locations across Tamil Nadu, including premises linked to Chittrarasu, as part of its probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Investigators were examining the alleged financial trail connected to Jaffer Sadiq, who was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in connection with the alleged smuggling of approximately 3,500 kg of pseudoephedrine valued at over ₹2,000 crore.
At the time, Chittrarasu was described in reports as a close associate of Jaffer Sadiq and a confidant of Udhayanidhi Stalin. While the ED searches brought him under investigative scrutiny in connection with the money laundering probe, no charges or conviction against Chittrarasu arising from that investigation have been publicly reported.
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