DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi takes oath as Lok Sabha MP from Thoothukudi
New Delhi: DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has been sworn in as the Member of Parliament from Thoothukudi constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi had contested from Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi constituency and had won with over 3,00,00 lakh votes, defeating opponents S.D.R Vijayaseelan of NDA and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (AIADMK) Sivasami Velumani.
In 2019 also Kanimozhi had contested from this seat against BJP’s Tamilisai Soundararajan and won the Lok Sabha election by a margin of 3.47 lakh votes. She had served as a Rajya Sabha member for two terms from 2007.
She is the sister of current Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and daughter of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi
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Bengaluru: KAS officer, driver caught in Rs 30 lakh bribe case
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police have arrested a KAS officer and his driver for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 30 lakh bribe to pass a favourable order in a pending RRT case.
The accused have been identified as Nagaprashanth (KAS), serving as Special Assistant Commissioner (North) and Special Land Acquisition Officer-1, KIADB, and Kumar, a driver associated with his office, Deccan Herald reported.
Based on a complaint by Ravi Kumar, a resident of Attur in Yelahanka, Lokayukta team laid a trap.
According to investigators, the accused had demanded Rs 30 lakh, of which Rs 15 lakh was allegedly collected earlier by the driver on the officer’s instructions.
On Wednesday, the driver was caught red-handed while accepting the remaining Rs 15 lakh, leading to the arrest of both him and the officer.
Both accused have been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway.
