SaralnamaIN WHAT may build into another flashpoint between the Centre and the DMK-led government in Tamil Nadu, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has written to the state Director General of Police, urging a criminal investigation into what it describes as large-scale manipulation and bribery in recruitments held in 2024-26 for Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department jobs. In a letter dated, the ED has flagged “Information relating to corruption and malpractices in the exams and selection process of Officers and Staff (2024-25, 2025-26)” in the department, and claimed that Rs 25 lakh-35 lakh was collected “per selection / post”. The ED claims to have recovered the information while investigating an alleged bank fraud, linked by it earlier to the brother of MAWS Minister and senior DMK leader K N Nehru. The agency says it stumbled on the… (Updated 30 Oct 2025, 14:15 IST; source: link)
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- IN WHAT may build into another flashpoint between the Centre and the DMK-led government in Tamil Nadu, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has written to the state Director General of Police, urging a criminal investigation into what it describes as large-scale manipulation and bribery in recruitments held in 2024-26 for Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department jobs
- In a letter dated, the ED has flagged “Information relating to corruption and malpractices in the exams and selection process of Officers and Staff (2024-25, 2025-26)” in the department, and claimed that Rs 25 lakh-35 lakh was collected “per selection / post”