Police register case against Ashok Kumar in alleged Rs 35 crore bribery scheme
Ashok Kumar, brother of former DMK minister V. Senthil Balaji, is accused of trying to induce a TVK legislator to defect by offering a large sum, leading to arrests and a police case amid post‑election uncertainty.
Police registered a case against Ashok Kumar, the brother of former DMK minister and Coimbatore South MLA V. Senthil Balaji, in connection with an alleged attempt to induce a TVK legislator to defect by offering Rs 35 crore, according to lokmattimes.com.
The Hindu reported that three men were arrested for attempting to bribe a TVK MLA for a vote during a no‑confidence motion against the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker, and that Ashok Kumar met the accused Naresh in Chennai.
The alleged bribe amount of Rs 35 crore was also cited by lokmattimes.com. The case emerged amid political uncertainty following an Assembly election in which no party secured an outright majority, lokmattimes.com added.
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