CHENNAI: A petition has been filed in the Madras HC seeking a direction to order a CBI investigation into a complaint against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami regarding alleged irregularities in the construction of 11 medical colleges during his tenure.

During the previous regime, medical colleges were constructed in 11 districts: Tiruvallur, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi, Namakkal, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Nagapattinam, Virudhunagar, Tirupur, Krishnagiri and The Nilgiris.

N Rajasekaran of Nannilam, Tiruvarur, had filed a complaint with the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in July 2021, alleging that the colleges built during EPS’s tenure, who also held the Public Works Department portfolio, were not constructed in accordance with National Medical Commission

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