The Chennai Special Court has directed DMK Minister of Public Welfare Ma Subramanian and his wife Kanchana to appear in person on 23 May 2025 in connection with a case involving the alleged illegal transfer of government land.
The case pertains to a plot in the workers’ colony at Guindy, originally allotted by the Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (CIDCO) to one S.K. Kannan. The land was allegedly transferred to Kanchana’s name using forged documents during Subramanian’s tenure as Mayor of Chennai.
A complaint was filed by a Saidapet resident, Parthiban, accusing Subramanian of abusing his official position to facilitate the fraudulent transfer. Following the complaint, the Central Bureau of Investigation Crime Investigation Department (CBI-CID) registered a case under sections related to forgery, cheating, criminal conspiracy, and the Prevention of Corruption Act. A chargesheet was filed in 2019.
The court has warned that if the minister and his wife fail to appear on the scheduled date, formal charges will be framed in their absence.
(With inputs from Tamil Samayam)
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