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Periyar Arivulagam books row: People of Tamil Nadu will never forgive DMK for corruption, says CM Vijay
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia
“For those familiar with the DMK’s history, this is hardly shocking. However, what makes us deeply distressed is that all this involves public money,” Mr. Vijay said in a social media post after renowned writer Perumal Murugan flagged irregularities in the procurement of books for Periyar Arivulagam in Coimbatore.
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