CHENNAI: The Arappor Iyakkam on Tuesday (October 21) alleged that citizens who sought information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act in Tiruvannamalai and Tirunelveli districts were being threatened and intimidated, with their personal details allegedly leaked by certain public information officers.

According to the organisation, RTI applicants Janakiraman and Ajith Kumar from Kil Pennathur town panchayat in Tiruvannamalai district had filed separate petitions seeking details on public funds, development projects, and related contracts. Following these applications, their family members were allegedly summoned by town panchayat officials, including Chairman Saravanan, and pressured to make the applicants write a statement promising not to file such petitions again. The families hav

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