‘He helped his father get government contracts’

Recently, a number of highways contractors staged a demonstration against the intervention of the minister in the tenders. Vijaya Baskar’s father R Chinnathambi, who was once an AIADMK union chairman has been a PWD and State Highways contractor for the last 20 years, but made no profit. However, it is alleged his fortunes changed after Vijaya Baskar became a minister. 

Subsequently, Vijaya  Baskar was allegedly directly involved in securing tenders for his father. And the AIADMK functionaries claimed that Chinnathambi earned contracts worth over Rs 1,000 crore in the last five years. He was involved in major road and small bridges contracts in Pudukkottai. Since the other contractors could not get any contract for the past several years, the association staged an agitation in February and even lodged a complaint, but no action was initiated. 

The stone quarry in Pudukkottai has been registered under SA Subbiah of Karadikudi who was residing with the family of Vijaya Baskar. 

Vijaya Baskar’s family is a wealthy one. Presently, the Minister and his family members have property worth  over Rs 5, 000 crore  

600 acre land worth Rs 150 crore in Gandharvakottai near Vidya Vikas HSS, 1,200 acre land at Thiruvengaivasal, Perunchunai, Melur and Sathyamangalam where the family owned stone quarry is functioning 

Mother Theresa educational institutions situated on a 70-acre land in Veerapatti and Edayapatti, include institutions like a nursing college, higher secondary school, polytechnic, arts and science and engineering colleges, college of physical education and Teacher Training Institute  

Two hi-tech rice mills in Manachanallur, Tiruchy belong to him 

200 acre land in Manapparai, Tiruchy 

Two shopping malls in Bengaluru 

100 acre land in Andhra Pradesh for a medical college 

Several properties, reportedly in the name of benamis like Alanthur Mahendran, Poovathur Kumar and Iluppur Dharmalingam, Viralimalai ATMA Chairman Palaniandi