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Vigilance department officials have launched fresh raids at the properties of former Tamil Nadu minister KN Nehru in Tiruchirappalli in connection with an alleged cash-for-jobs scam involving over 2,500 recruitments. The action comes after the Madras High Court dismissed Nehru's petition seeking a review of the first information report registered against him. The crackdown follows the arrest of another former cabinet colleague, Anbil Mahesh, who is under investigation in an alleged 400 crore rupee school certificate scandal. Reacting to the ongoing anti-corruption enforcement actions against its former ministers under the TVK administration, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam hit back with political jibes.

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00:00Taking your focus down south next. Anti-corruption department raids at ex-Tamiladu Minister Kane Nehru.
00:06Two ex-Talman ministers raided by Vigilance Department is what we're learning about.
00:10Stalin Ministers, Anvil Mahesh and Kane Nehru raided. DMK hits back at Vijaya with Jaila Jive.
00:16DMK uses meme of Vijaya and takes Jaila Jive. DMK says and I quote,
00:20dummy chief minister targeting Anvil and Nehru.
00:24Vigilance department raids at Nehru's Trichy property that is.
00:28Raids on Nehru in cash for job scam. Over 2,000 jobs filed and filled in return for money.
00:35Anvil allegedly took 400 crores in the school certificate trial.
00:38So due to few cases that we see, both of these former ministers within the DMK cabinet have come under
00:45fire for.
00:46And this is not the first time, remember, these raids are taking place.
00:48They have been facing the heat of the authorities time and again.
00:54And with fresh raids having been launched against Kane Nehru, ex-Tamiladu minister and Anvil Mahesh.
01:01And the DMK has now, again, come out to make their jive, which they had stuck to earlier as well.
01:08That this is the dummy chief minister who's taking action against these particular former cabinet, state cabinet members, that is.
01:19These ministers, Anvil Mahesh and Kane Nehru.
01:25These are big claims, of course, viewers, that we're taking a look at.
01:28And ever since the TVK has come into power, we've seen several such DMK ministers, ex-TMK ministers, that is,
01:35who've come under the radar of the investigative agencies for their involvement across different scams and their roles in them.
01:45And several high, quite high sums of money have also been mentioned in these scams that they have been responsible
01:54for.
01:56We have Anaka joining us on the podcast.
01:59Anaka, how are we looking at the recent developments?
02:03Not the first time these raids are taking place.
02:06Take us through the details, please.
02:08That's right.
02:09In fact, Kane Nehru's residence and his brothers and all the properties linked to his associates, they have been raided
02:16before.
02:17In fact, this comes right at the heels of former DMK minister Anvil Mahesh's arrest.
02:22Just days after that, another formal, powerful minister, very close to the top ranks of DMK, Mr. Kane Nehru.
02:28His residence has been raided now by the DVAC.
02:32In fact, in the year 2025, the Enforcement Directorate had written a dossier to the Tamil Nadu's DGP detailing this
02:39crime.
02:39But at that moment, the DMK was still in power and no action really was taken against Kane Nehru.
02:44And now, the TVK government has initiated action.
02:48And in fact, just two days back, the Madras High Court, in a setback for Kane Nehru, had dismissed his
02:55application, his petition, seeking for a review of the FIR that was filed against him.
03:00Now, right after that setback, the DVAC has continued its probe.
03:04And now, in Trichy, which is Kane Nehru's hometown, his residence is being raided at the moment.
03:10What we are learning, the case details are quite shocking because we are talking about more than 2,500 jobs
03:16that were filled in exchange of money.
03:19It's a multi-crore scam is what we are hearing, the details of which are yet to be fully ascertained.
03:24The financial money trail is also fully yet to be ascertained.
03:28And therefore, the raids that's taking place in his residence is in connection to that.
03:34Right, Anaga, thank you for bringing us those details.
03:38And viewers, yes, this comes in at a crucial time, especially with both of these ex-ministers facing quite the
03:45heat from the investigative agencies,
03:48one in fact being behind bars already, and Kane Nehru, of course, having been raided in the recent past itself.

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