₹35 crore to topple Vijay govt: TVK MLA alleges horse-trading; ‘DMK link’ emerges
Nearly two months after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief C Joseph Vijay took oath as Tamil Nadu chief minister, startling revelations of attempts to topple the government have surfaced with allegations being made against the DMK. Actor-turned politician and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay took oath as Tamil Nadu chief minister on May 10, after defeating the DMK in assembly polls. (ANI) An MLA has come forward claiming that he was offered money to quit the TVK party, hinting at alleged attempts at political horse-trading. MLA N Elaiyaraja claimed that he was offered ₹35 crore and threatened to influence his vote in a legislative resolution, following which police registered a case and arrested three persons, officials said, news agency ANI reported. Horse-trading allegations In his complaint, Elaiyaraja said that a person named Thirunavukkarasu contacted him and claimed to be running an opinion polling organisation called Indian Political Democratic Strategies (IPDS), saying he was reaching out at the request of members of a major political party. Also read: Mahua Moitra shares video of egg attack during TMC …
