CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami demanded that the police immediately register a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the alleged Rs 800-crore recruitment scam in the state government's Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department.
In a strongly worded statement, Palaniswami said the large-scale "irregularities" in the recruitment process "shattered the dreams of thousands of honest and hardworking youths" who aspired to secure government employment through merit.
He alleged that bribes ranging from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 35 lakh per candidate were collected by intermediaries acting on behalf of senior politicians and officials.