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Excess ethanol in petrol sparked protests in Karnataka and Kerala. Post-Diwali pollution disrupted Chennai, while Tamil Nadu faced political unrest after multiple homicides.
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00:12Hello and welcome to India Today and this is SoSouth, the place where you get all the important news updates
00:17and exclusives when it comes to the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra and Telangana.
00:21For the day, I'll be joined by Apoorva Jai Chandran, Shibi Moll, Abdul Bashir and Sakai Raj. Let's begin the
00:27show.
00:35Well, to start with the stories from the state of Karnataka and Kerala, it looks like E20, ethanol 20 is
00:42once again becoming a very big issue as there are claims that the percentage of ethanol that is supposed to
00:47be, you know, as per the central government's kind of directions to be 20% is apparently going up to
00:5331.1%.
00:54These are the kind of allegations that first emerged in Karnataka and now the same kind of allegations have also
00:59emerged from Kerala.
01:01In fact, now the Kerala government has also decided to go ahead and take samples of the petrol from various
01:06districts, including Tiruvannathapuram, to go ahead and test it.
01:09However, the union government's minister, Suresh Gopi, he clearly says that everything is happening as per the regulations.
01:16And he's also said that you can test any kind of sample from anywhere, but don't politicize the issue.
01:22This is turning out to be a huge issue as both states that are being ruled by Congress claims that
01:27the percentage of ethanol in the petrol has increased from 20% to 31.1%.
01:32However, the petrol, major petrol concerns, they are not accepting this fact.
01:38Here's what happened.
01:41Congress supporters are protesting here at one of the petrol banks near Sheshadaripuram.
01:46And you can see that they have been detained by the police because they were protesting at a place which
01:53has not been designated for the protest.
01:55And they are protesting against the ethanol content in the petrol.
02:00And remember that the Karnataka government have found out through their research stating that the content of ethanol is more
02:07than 20%.
02:08Protesting against this, they went on to allege that it is a huge scam by the union government.
02:14And they stated that immediately the government should ensure that they go ahead and remove the ethanol mixing in the
02:22petrol.
02:23And they claim that there is a huge loss for the people who are using the petrol across the country.
02:30And they say that they will continue the protest until unless the government consider their demand and ensure that ethanol
02:38is not being mixed with the petrol.
02:41With your agenda, Shumurthy Sakairas reporting for India Today.
02:43Thank you very much.
03:22Thank you very much.
04:07Thank you very much.
04:13Whenever any agency comes out and points any flaw, any wrongdoing of the central government,
04:25the BJP and its ecosystem tries to discredit everybody.
04:32The same thing they are trying to do with us also.
04:37I want to give two, three examples how the ecosystem pressurized them to take it back.
04:46The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, they wrote a letter to the Union Petroleum Ministry flagging chloride and sulfur in
04:59E20 fuel and the damage it was causing to vehicle parts.
05:07The Society of Indian Automobile manufacturers have very clearly said on July 28th, 2026 that it is causing damage to
05:22the vehicle engines.
05:23And within one week, they were pressurized to take their letter back.
05:35Atco Insurance Company, they said we will not cover this E20 damage, they were pressurized to take back.
05:41Big companies like Hyundai, Toyota and other big companies, when they said in their manual that that won't be covered,
05:58warranty won't be covered.
06:01They were silenced.
06:04Your government's own Attorney General told in the Supreme Court that it is an experimental process to blend fuel, then
06:13he was asked to take it back.
06:16Recently, the BMW car manufacturing CEO, Hardeep Singh Brar, in Kannada I said it is not Puri, Hardeep Singh Puri,
06:30we wanted Hardeep Singh Puri to respond but it is not Puri, it is Hardeep Singh Brar.
06:37He said BMW vehicles are not compatible for E30 fuel.
06:42When a company like BMW, who has a sophisticated engine, cutting edge technology, they say that their engine cannot take
06:53E30 fuel, do you think ordinary vehicles used by middle class, upper middle class, working class people, their two wheelers,
07:02will they take, are they compatible for E20, E30 fuel?
07:11And we are a government of people.
07:13And we are a government of people.
07:13We keep asking questions.
07:15In our capacity, whatever proof we have generated, we have brought it to the people's court.
07:22We will write this to the central government.
07:28And they have replied that sampling was not done as per Motor Spirits High Speed Diesel Regulation of Supply Distribution
07:37Prevention of Malpractices Order 2005.
07:41This is a completely false allegation.
07:46According to the Clause 8.3, every sample collected was processed accordingly.
08:00In Clause 8.3, we have all the proof of the performance signed by my officers and also signed by
08:09these marketing company representatives and dealers.
08:16And no sample was collected without any joint sampling collection process whatever mandates in Clause 8.3.
08:31And here, they try to push this as if it is the issue of certain outlets and certain dealers, which
08:41is very wrong.
08:42They question about testing methodology and laboratories.
08:50I want to tell them the testing methodology, gas chromatography, is what is mentioned in the order as well as
09:05in your reply.
09:05We have used the same gas chromatography, the same methodology.
09:13And you have said that this is a very controlled and automated process.
09:21Trying to figure out how much ethanol blend is there in the petrol needs a lot of sophisticated research, testing,
09:31methodology,
09:32technology, as if it is a rocket science, as if it is something which is impossible, not in the capability
09:40of a government like Karnataka,
09:42which exports technology to across the world.
09:46Is our government not equipped and not capable to get it tested?
09:51If you mean that, if you mean that, if it is such a sophisticated, difficult exercise,
09:57I want to ask you, last three days, your sales officers and your officers from different multinational oil marketing companies
10:06are going to different petrol banks and testing it by water-based hydrometer kits available in Amazon for 300 or
10:21500 rupees.
10:23This kit is being taken to every petrol bank and your officers are testing it by just mixing water and
10:31showing.
10:32If this is so simple, which you can do, your officers can do at every petrol bank.
10:39And when we do it through an NABL accredited lab, ISO certified lab,
10:46and for everybody's knowledge, NABL is a body which is supported by Quality Council of India,
10:57India, where 50% of the partner is the government of India, which funds these NABL activities.
11:06And if you don't believe, if you don't believe a laboratory accredited by NABL, which is controlled by Quality Council
11:21of India,
11:22where half of the partner is Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade,
11:29the other half is FICCI, SOCHAM, CII, everyone, there is government money involved in this,
11:37your funded QCI runs this NABL, who in turn certifies the labs, and you dispute that,
11:48then you should stop this NABL accreditation itself.
11:54Quality Council of India should be rounded up.
12:01And I want to tell the central government that very conveniently when the government is in a difficult position,
12:23no government leader will come out and respond.
12:31Well, these are serious allegations over there, and that is something that actually scares the consumers
12:36when it comes to the E20 issue itself.
12:39Remember, the question and the confusion is, has the ethanol been increased in petrol to E30?
12:44However, there are mixed reactions on the ground, but Shibimol from Kerala has brought us this ground report.
12:51We are at the Indian Oil Corporation petrol pump here in Tiruvannathapuram,
12:55where now officials are collecting samples of petrol for ethanol tests.
13:00Now, as you can see in the visuals, officials have collected these samples.
13:04They have separated it into six boxes.
13:07Now, six samples have been collected.
13:09Two, we are learning, will be sent to the lab for testing.
13:12Two will be sent to the office, and two will be sent to the dealers for testing.
13:17This is what the officials are telling us.
13:20This has been carried out by the Civil Supplies Department.
13:22Now, remember, Karnataka conducted these tests the other day,
13:27following which the Kerala government had also decided to conduct inspections
13:30to check whether there's excess ethanol that's been mixed with petrol that's supplied in the state.
13:35Now, this is taking place in Tiruvannathapuram and Karnur.
13:39Kodikot and Ernaklam will also be included is what we are learning at this point.
13:44Six samples.
13:45That's what has been collected by the Civil Supplies Department.
13:50Now, earlier, the Union Minister Suryash Gobi from Kerala also mentioned that
13:55Kerala and Karnataka are free to conduct these tests.
13:58There is no issue with conducting these tests, but should not be politicized is what he said.
14:03Now, we are learning that based on the test results,
14:08there will be strict action that will be taken if the ethanol content is higher than what is permitted.
14:13After reports from Karnataka that claim that petrol sold in that state contained 26 to 31 percent ethanol.
14:20And that is why this is being repeated and this is being followed in Kerala also at this point.
14:28With video journalist Tinku Rajsega, Shibhimol KG for India today from Tiruvannathapuram.
14:32We have Shibhimol live from Kerala. Shibhi, I understand that the particular report is from a petroleum station and such.
14:37On one side the petrol, you know, petrol companies and such, they are not accepting these allegations.
14:41But how far is the fear when it comes to Kerala? What are the consumers trying to say about this?
14:50Well, you know, this has naturally raised a lot of concerns among the consumers because here where the testing is
14:55taking place,
14:56we are still at the Indian Oil Corporation petrol pump in Tiruvannathapuram where the officials have not yet left.
15:01You know, it started three hours ago.
15:03They are still, you know, completing the procedures before taking these samples for testing.
15:07So here, whenever we met the consumers, they've been asking us what is exactly happening.
15:11When we tell them this is the thing that's happening, they are expressing concerns because, you know,
15:16if there is more ethanol that's mixed, more than the permissible limit, then naturally that raises concerns.
15:21Not just today or yesterday, these concerns were raised.
15:24These concerns regarding ethanol has been raised by people on various platforms, especially on social media.
15:29We've seen such discussions taking place at multiple levels regarding how dangerous is it and all of that.
15:34So today here, the first set of samples have been collected from the Indian Oil Corporation petrol pump in Tiruvannathapuram.
15:41One more sample, one more set of sample will be collected from another petrol pump here in Kavadiar
15:45is what we're learning from these officials.
15:47Six boxes have been set in which these six samples have been collected.
15:52They say that once the results are out, then they will initiate further action,
15:56then they'll decide on what can be done exactly.
15:58These are the boxes in which these samples were collected by these civil supplies department officials.
16:03They are now completing the last procedures, entering these details of these petrol, the samples collected in their documents.
16:12And post that, they will be moving to another petrol pump where, again, samples will be collected.
16:16Not just in Tiruvannathapuram, in Karnur also, this is taking place in Ernaklam and Kodi Code.
16:21Also, there will be these tests that will be conducted, is what we are understanding.
16:25If it's more than the permissible level, then the government has decided to raise it at the central level,
16:32discuss it with the union government and raise concerns at this point.
16:36This is what the government has decided.
16:37But firstly, the most important part is waiting for the results.
16:40Whatever the results say is based on that action or the further step will be initiated.
16:48Thank you for those updates, Shibhimol. I request you to stay back as well.
16:51These are the stories, especially over the ethanol plant.
16:54Moving on, let's focus on Tamil Nadu.
17:05And for the day, Tamil Nadu celebrated Diwali as usual with much glamour.
17:09At the same time, a lot of crackers were burst and that has led to a serious issue.
17:13And this is the air pollution.
17:15In fact, it has turned out to be a serious issue in the state of Tamil Nadu,
17:18especially the capital city of Chennai, considering we had really a different odd weather.
17:23It was raining the whole day. That turned out to be a complete smock-covered city.
17:28Absolutely choking. In fact, it went to such a level that one of these international players,
17:33when it comes to Chennai Open, Janice Chen, who had to very clearly open up and say about the organizers
17:38trying to postpone the match. In fact, not knowing about exactly what the weather situation was.
17:43Certain reports also claim that it went to 1,554 AQI.
17:49That is absolutely scary during the peak hours.
17:51What exactly happened is that every year during Diwali,
17:542 days, 2 hours are allotted for celebrating and bursting crackers.
17:59Interestingly, Chennai follows those principles.
18:01So, day before yesterday, if they burst at crackers, in the morning around 8 AM,
18:06the smog clears. But considering the weather pattern,
18:08a lot of clouds and rains and such, this smog stayed over the city,
18:13choking various places unfortunately. However, today morning we got clear weather,
18:18but that's not the situation for the whole day yesterday and this is something we need to worry about.
18:23Here's the report.
18:27The Diwali day turned out to be a little bit horrific when it came to Chennai city,
18:31considering the weather and the air quality turned out completely shocking for the city alone.
18:37In fact, right now, we are here today, the next day after Diwali,
18:40and you could see we have a clear sky. That is a pattern over here.
18:43However, on Diwali day, this was not the situation,
18:46as we also have reports that the air quality index was absolutely horrific to breathe,
18:50and all because of the weather situation in Chennai.
18:53In fact, for the past three years, this year seemed to be extremely rough,
18:58considering we also had a rainy day prediction along with that,
19:01a thick smog, all because of the crackers burst.
19:04One good thing about Chennai is that crackers are burst only on two days,
19:08on specific times that are being allotted by the Tamil Nadu government.
19:11However, that itself led to a major air pollution.
19:15In fact, this has also been highlighted by one of the international players
19:18who were supposed to have a final game in the Chennai Open players,
19:22but apparently she claimed that the organizers tried to postpone the match,
19:26even after knowing that the situation, the air quality was very bad.
19:30However, the organizers had to give in,
19:32and finally they decided to actually postpone the match,
19:36considering the situation was only turning really bad yesterday.
19:40Very clearly, it was a rainy day, and there was thick smog,
19:43and it only turned bad considering the night was the time that was allotted,
19:47especially from 7 to 9 p.m. was a period that was allotted for cracker bursting
19:52in the city of Chennai, and because of which it only turned bad.
19:56Thankfully, now the weather has cleared,
19:58and now we can see that we have clear weather in Chennai,
20:01unlike yesterday when it was really bad, and in fact,
20:04one of the very important finals of the match of Chennai Open
20:07had to be also postponed.
20:09With Irfan, Pramwad Mahatham for Inge today.
20:16Apurva, Jay Chandra is live with us.
20:18Very interestingly, Apurva, when it comes to the city of Chennai,
20:21on one side we have air pollution as true,
20:23but at the same time we also have issue of the burst crackers and such.
20:25I've been told close to 200 tons have been cleared so far.
20:29Apurva, what is the present condition in Chennai, Apurva?
20:31How is the air now?
20:36Well, in fact, it has become clear skies.
20:39Thankfully, we see sunlight that is peeking through.
20:42Right now, earlier this morning as well,
20:44there was quite a bit of smog kind of situation,
20:47because, remember, we did see those viral videos that were coming out
20:50wherein the entire Chennai sky was lit up with crackers bursting
20:55not only in Chennai, but also across Tamil Nadu as well,
20:58following which we did see a worrisome trend that took place
21:01wherein several people complained about the thick blanket of smog
21:05that had engulfed the city of Chennai and various other parts of Tamil Nadu as well.
21:10But right now, currently, since the morning,
21:13there has been a considerable air quality increase as well in Chennai,
21:17and also across various other regions as well,
21:19with sunshine also shining bright in Chennai this afternoon as well.
21:23But the controversy had broken out after the Chennai Tennis Open finals
21:29that were scheduled to take place.
21:30One of the players, Janice, had, in fact, gone ahead and questioned,
21:35stating that there was some kind of confusion with the air quality
21:38being really poor in Chennai,
21:40despite that there were games that were still organized by the organizers as well,
21:44which had then sparked a lot of controversy regarding this particular event as well.
21:49Time and time again, we have seen not only in Chennai,
21:52but across Tamil Nadu and across India as well,
21:54there are particular timings that have been set wherein,
21:57during Deepavali, there are, you know,
21:59this particular timings during which only firecrackers can be burst.
22:02And this time as well, you know, the timeline that had been given for Chennai
22:06as well as across Tamil Nadu public to burst crackers.
22:09But we did see a very worrisome trend wherein the amount of sparklers,
22:14the amount of the festivities that in which Deepavali was celebrated yesterday,
22:19the smog had increased, giving a kind of a worrisome picture of bad air quality,
22:24which is why a lot of people had also taken to social media,
22:27questioning the kind of air quality that had burst in and dropped quite a poor number in Chennai as well.
22:33And which is why now this controversy has come up.
22:36But thankfully, the air looks to be clearing up today by this afternoon.
22:40And hopefully, it should be regaining back at least to a better quality,
22:44if not what was worse compared to yesterday.
22:51Thank you, Apoorwa.
22:52One thing is very certain when it comes to Chennai,
22:54we have the luck of having the sea marina and that helps us breathe this way as well.
22:59However, this is the situation in Chennai.
23:01We had to battle air pollution. We had to battle the garbage pollution.
23:05But when it comes to Hyderabad, it will not be seriously kind of like unfortunate.
23:0932 people were injured while bursting crackers and one person even lost vision in one of his eyes.
23:16You need to be extremely careful because these are crackers, these are firecrackers.
23:20Hazardous, of course. On one side, we have smoke pollution and such.
23:23But you need to be careful. That is one thing.
23:25We keep telling time and again.
23:27But unfortunately, 32 people have been injured.
23:30Here's a report.
23:33As Hyderabad celebrates Diwali with firecrackers and festivities, air quality remains the main focus.
23:38Well, the Telangana Pollution Control Board's monitoring machine here, monitoring device here in Khertabad
23:46has recorded air quality at 73, which is said to be good.
23:51The air quality here in Khertabad, especially the center of the city, remains good, as you can see in the
23:57meter here.
23:58And the prominent pollutant remains PM10, emerging as 87.58 micrograms per cubic meter as reflected on this particular screen.
24:07Well, what we are learning is that the wind speed here in this Khertabad area is 0.57 metric meters
24:15per second,
24:15while the temperature stands at 30 degrees Celsius.
24:18Well, the AQI here says that the air quality here in Khertabad, especially center of Hyderabad remains good.
24:26That is at 73 out of 500.
24:29Well, what we are learning is that children, senior citizens and people suffering from respiratory alignments
24:36are advised to minimize the exposure to smoke and polluted air.
24:42With camera person Vijay, Abdul Bashir, Hyderabad.
24:45We have Abdul Bashir live from Hyderabad.
24:47Abdul, how is the situation currently?
24:49How is the air pollution over there?
24:51Has it come under control?
24:52And what is the situation with those who were injured while bursting crackers yesterday?
25:01Well, right now, the air quality index here remains at 73 out of 500, which is said to be good,
25:06according to the area in Khertabad, the heart of the city and nearby areas.
25:10But what we are learning is that the shocking, you know, reports, shocking witnesses that have been taken place last
25:17night,
25:17around 9.30 to 10 o'clock is the peak time when several areas in Hyderabad,
25:22especially Banjara Hill, Desar Nagar, Kukatpalli, Soma Ji Guda,
25:26these areas were the one which had recorded highest, you know, bad quality of air.
25:32That is crossing more than 400 and the peak was 900 in Masjid Banda and Ravi Colony area where crackers
25:38went off one by one.
25:39So this was the situation last night where the air quality was very bad for the citizens of Hyderabad until
25:45morning.
25:46Slowly, the smoke, the fog, which was gathered in the early hours started clearing.
25:50And now what we are seeing is that the air quality in the heart of the city is remaining at
25:5473 as it's a holiday today.
25:57No much pollution by vehicles, no more vehicular movement.
26:00And in the morning hours, you don't usually don't find bursting of crackers here.
26:04So the air quality here remains at 73.
26:06But last night, it was very hazardous for several areas in the city of Hyderabad.
26:10And also what is shocking is that for the first time in Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Mehdi Pattam,
26:1632 patients were reported with firecrackers related injuries to their eyes.
26:22Now here, 32 of them were reported as injuries to their eyes and among which one of them has also
26:28lost vision to his right eye
26:30while bursting crackers near authorities, especially the RMO of Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital.
26:35Dr. Ibrahim has clearly advised the elderly, the people of Hyderabad, to be vigilant when children are bursting crackers.
26:42They have to, you know, supervise them while bursting crackers.
26:46And be very careful when it comes to bursting crackers as yesterday and day before yesterday was a holiday.
26:51And today also the state is witnessing a holiday.
26:55So today also there is expectation of, you know, celebration here where firecrackers will be burned today as well.
27:01But the advice from the authorities is that the people here must be vigilant with the children, with the elderly,
27:08especially with children, senior citizens, and people with respiratory alignments are advised not to move out in the air pollution
27:15and avoid moving out in the polluted air that may cause their situation to be more critical.
27:21That is all we have from Hyderabad.
27:28Thank you for those updates. Abdul, I'd like to stay back.
27:31And to the audience and the viewers, please celebrate responsibly. Please be careful.
27:36Moving on, we have a break in.
27:45Well, these are shocking reports that is coming from the state of Tamil Nadu.
27:48Yesterday, we had Diwali. We celebrated Diwali.
27:51But unfortunately, now we've got information that close to nine murders have occurred in the state of Tamil Nadu.
27:56These are being highlighted by Udi Nidi Stalin, the leader of the opposition, and Adapati K. Parinswamy, AIA, DMK, General
28:02Secretary.
28:03Three murders in Trichy alone. One murder in Chennai. Unfortunately, one special sub-inspector was murdered in Teni.
28:11Now, the police have also come forward and they have given information that special sub-inspector Sendhil Kumar, after finishing
28:17his duty, he was on plain clothes and he was on his way back to his home
28:20when he saw a certain miscreant on the road celebrating Diwali in a dangerous manner, posing danger to others, and
28:27that is why he tried to intervene.
28:28When they did not listen to him, Sendhil Kumar apparently tried to stop him and stop them by recording, and
28:33this is where he actually came under attack.
28:35Unfortunately, Sendhil Kumar died.
28:37Police also claimed that yes, Sendhil Kumar was ailing from heart issues earlier, but that cannot be given as a
28:43reason.
28:44And we have nine murders within one day in the state of Tamil Nadu, and now the opposition is raising
28:50questions over the law and order issue,
28:52claiming that the TVK government failed to actually control the drug abuse, and that has led to such a sorry
28:59state.
29:00Here's what EPS had to say.
29:01It's a story like a title, both of us...
29:04In my country, there are eight couple of kids in Tamil Nadu.
29:07In the Tamil Nadu they had written eight people in Tamil Nadu.
29:11They were one of the producers.
29:13We found that they have five people in the country.
29:16Their farm was our farm for hungry dogs.
29:17For example, the farm was this that was our farm to be able to feed.
29:20As far as they had to die, there was no farm by the farm.
29:26They are getting to be used in the store and in the school, but they are getting to be used
29:33in a diner.
29:36When they are surrounded by the glass and the wine of wine, they are eating it.
29:43To eat the wine of wine, the wine, drink it is also appropriate.
29:48They are going to be fed and ready for the wine of wine.
30:21This is absolutely shocking.
30:24Apurva, 9 murders in one day. We've been told it could also increase to 11 as well. Opposition
30:29is raising questions now. What does TVK have to say about this?
30:36We have to get a response from the Kamaragavitri Karagam's government. But the kind of questions
30:42that the opposition is raising is quite alarming. In fact, the AIADMK's General Secretary Adipati
30:49Paniswami has slammed the TVK government saying, how is it that Deepawali, which is one of
30:55the auspicious festivals here in Tamil Nadu, which is celebrated with such grandeur, you
30:59see these kind of deaths that are taking place. What is the kind of law and order, including
31:03an attack that took place over a special sub-inspector, the SSI, in Taini as well. And that's particularly
31:09what EPS has gone ahead and questioned. Not only EPS, but also from the Dravda Munitra
31:14Karagam, the DMK, they've also gone ahead and questioned. For the TVK government, it's
31:18Tala Deepawali, which is the first Deepawali since the TVK has come to power. But unfortunately
31:22for the people of Tamil Nadu, it is Kolai Deepawali, which is a murder that is happening
31:29during Deepawali. That's the kind of statements that the DMK is also hitting out at the TVK
31:34government as well. Yesterday alone, what we are getting to learn from sources is that,
31:38yes, close to over nine murders that have taken place. And this has been a sharp comments
31:43that have been coming back to back, not only from DMK and AIADMK, which are major
31:48Dravidian parties that are hitting out at the Tamil Nadu. But also, you see several other
31:53leaders, including the PMK as well, going ahead and questioning why the law and order has deteriorated
31:58to such a standard, where even during an auspicious day, such as Deepawali, you see close to 11
32:04murders that have allegedly taken place across Tamil Nadu, including the death of the special
32:09sub-inspector in Delhi. This has become quite a controversy regarding the SSI's death
32:14as well, which is why there has been a special investigation team that has also been taken
32:19into questioning right now. They have also been formed a special team to investigate into what
32:23has happened with the SSI's death. But a lot of comments that are coming in, the TVK government
32:27receiving, unfortunately, flak for the kind of murders that are increasing.
32:34Thank you for this update. Sapporo Akris will stay back as we have another important breaking.
32:45Well, the state education minister now alleges that DMK has involved in a scam that includes
32:52artificial intelligence. Now, Raj Mohan, the education minister from the state of Tamil Nadu,
32:56TVK government claims that DMK has involved in an AI scam for the first time in India. He says
33:03that books were procured that actually created content using AI. But Raj Kamal blasts DMK claiming
33:09these books are disgusting. They have absolutely absurd content, not even fit to be thrown into the
33:16dustbin. He says that the orders for this purchase was given back in February. And he's questioning
33:22how come such orders were given when there were committee members that came up to
33:27137 who actually first met over this in November of 2025. 112 committee members met and he has says
33:35that he carries the evidence, the emails, the actual government orders and such. Raj Mohan claims that
33:41per library, the actual scam can go up to 50 crore rupees. AI involved in you being used to create
33:49contents, absolutely absurd contents, absolutely absurd contents and he says that also 5 crore rupees for
33:55online purchase of these books. Raj Mohan claims that how could DMK that actually holds
34:01this period his value as their own ideology can do such a scam in the name of periyat. Here's what
34:08he said.
34:09I'm going to get here.
34:10By the way, these books are gonna be muah.
34:15The way the topic is done for a Black Queen.
34:17The book is now, the book is also attached to the book and the book is also attached to the
34:21book.
34:21The book is still, but there is an attack in the book.
34:37A.I. Scam is now alleging that D.N.K. is involved in this particular A.I. Scam.
35:04But in fact, this particular allegious scam had broken out two days back and in this
35:10what has been alleged is that there are several books that have been kept at the newly opened
35:14Perriar Library.
35:15There and in these books, a selection of books, niche books that have been kept there, there
35:20are a lot of misplaced texts, there are a lot of misinterpreted texts and in fact, A.I.
35:25generated texts that are there in some of the most well-known and most renowned books
35:31as well and that's what is the allegation that had come up.
35:33Following this, there have also been investigations that have been taken up and now you also see
35:38the TV case minister there, Raj Mohan, going ahead and slamming the D.N.K.
35:42In fact, he's charging saying that this is not the first time that we're seeing corruption
35:47taking place and now we're also seeing corruption that has been taking place right now when
35:51it comes to this Perriar Library.
35:53In fact, Raj Mohan has also gone ahead and stated that there is a special inquiry that
35:58is being conducted into what has gone wrong not only here but also if there has been such
36:03kind of similar experience that are there in other libraries that are there earlier on
36:09during the D.N.K regime as well as what the minister has gone ahead and pointed out.
36:13Interestingly enough, it's not just the TVK that has gone ahead and hit out at the D.N.K.
36:19over this Perriar Library issue as well.
36:21You see several other political parties including the A.I.
36:24A.D.M.K and the BJP who have gone ahead and slammed the D.N.K as well.
36:28In fact, BJP has also gone ahead and questioned how this kind of corruption could have taken
36:34place as well and that's what you can also see the same kind of thoughts that are being
36:38mimicked by TV case minister there, Raj Mohan.
36:40He's in fact gone ahead and stated such a renowned, you know, scholars that have written
36:46these books that have been placed in this Perriar Library that had been recently inaugurated.
36:50There's a lot of fandom that was there and interestingly enough, the D.N.K and the
36:54important aspect over here is that this allegation was brought forward by Perumal Murugan who is
36:59also a committee member but Tamil Nadu, entire Tamil Nadu is actually looking for one particular
37:03person whose name actually came as author in this particular accusation and that is Trisha Vijay.
37:08These are the important stories from the state.