Representative Image  
Tamil Nadu

Panchayat president Kalimuthu held in Virudhunagar dist on graft charge

Kalimuthu earlier demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 and later reduced it to Rs 6,000 to issue the building plan approval.

DT NEXT Bureau

MADURAI: P Kalimuthu, president of Keelarajakularaman panchayat, Srivilliputhur panchayat union, Virudhunagar district was arrested by the Vigilance sleuths on Monday after being charged with taking a bribe. Investigations revealed that Pon.Baba Pandiyan, who resides at Middle street, Keelarajakularaman village, Vembakottai taluk, applied for a building plan at Keelarajakularaman panchayat. Kalimuthu earlier demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 and later reduced it to Rs 6,000 to issue the building plan approval for construction of a new house on three cents of land at the village in the name of his wife Roobarani. Unwilling to bribe the president, Pandiyan approached the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Virudhunagar detachment and lodged a complaint. In this connection, a case was registered and the trap was organised, sources said.

State honours mark Bhagyaraj’s final journey

Nagapattinam international port to get duty free shops as India-Sri Lanka ferry traffic booms

AIADMK chief demands probe into assistant professor exam results, cites mass irregularities

'Dhurandhar 2', 'Border 2' and 'Main Vaapas Aaunga' among first-half 2026 success stories

Messi becomes first to score in 7 straight World Cup games while extending goals record