A case has been registered against four persons, including the son of North Chennai DMK MP Kalanidhi Veerasamy, a DMK councillor, the MP’s assistant, and another associate, following allegations of property fraud, criminal intimidation, cheating, and caste-based abuse, as reported in Daily Thanthi.
The Anna Nagar Police have registered the case based on a complaint filed by 67-year-old Anbarasu, a resident of Karur district, who alleged that he was cheated in a property transaction involving a prime property measuring 14 grounds along with a building located on Chennai’s Anna Salai.
According to the complaint, Anbarasu claimed that in 2024, Siddharth, Managing Director of a private company and son of DMK MP Kalanidhi Veerasamy, allegedly coerced him into handing over the Power of Attorney relating to the property standing in his name. He further alleged that the accused subsequently mortgaged the property documents with a bank and obtained a loan using the property as collateral.
The complainant alleged that despite securing funds through the mortgage, the accused failed to pay him the agreed consideration amount and thereby cheated him. He further claimed that when he approached them seeking payment, he was subjected to threats and intimidation.
Anbarasu also alleged that during one such confrontation near the Anna Nagar Roundtana area, he was verbally abused by referring to his caste and was assaulted. Based on these allegations, he approached the Anna Nagar Police and lodged a complaint in 2024.
The accused named in the complaint are:
- Adhinarayanan, a resident of Virudhunagar district;
- Rani Ravichandran, DMK councillor of Ward 102 in Anna Nagar;
- Asaithambi, assistant to North Chennai MP Kalanidhi Veerasamy; and
- Siddharth, son of MP Kalanidhi Veerasamy and Managing Director of a private company.
Police have registered the case under Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, along with Sections 420 (cheating) and 506(1) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
According to police sources, the dispute centres on the ownership and transfer of the 14-ground property on Anna Salai, which the complainant alleges was fraudulently mortgaged to secure bank loans without honouring the agreed financial commitments made to him.
Notably, although the complaint was originally submitted in 2024, no case was reportedly registered during the previous DMK government. However, following the change in government and the assumption of office by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led administration, the complaint was revisited and a formal case has now been registered.
CASE REGISTERED AGAINST DMK MP KALANIDHI VEERASAMY’S SON, DMK COUNCILLOR AND 2 OTHERS UNDER THE S/C AND S/T ATROCITIES (PREVENTION) ACT
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