Will table audit report on corruption during DMK regime, says TN Finance Minister

Chennai: An "audit report on corruption" during the previous DMK regime will be tabled in the upcoming Budget session, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N Marie Wilson has said, hitting out at the opposition party for feigning ignorance on alleged "party fund" collection irregularity.

This will detail the irregularities and expose a former minister who is representing this Harbour Assembly constituency now, he said in a veiled reference to DMK leader P K Sekar Babu.

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"The former minister who currently represents this constituency now is feigning ignorance about the party funds collected during the DMK rule. He has asked 'what is party funds?' I am constrained to react, since I am addressing my first event in Harbour constituency. We are preparing an audit report on corruption made under the pretext of raising party funds during the previous DMK rule. It will be presented in the upcoming Budget session," Wilson said.

In a veiled reference to former DMK Minister P K Sekar Babu he said, "It will contain a list of corruption made. Then, this former minister will be exposed," the Finance Minister said while speaking at an event in the Harbour constituency late on Sunday.

On NEET, the Minister asserted that just as there was a significant political shift in Tamil Nadu politics in 2026, which led to the TVK winning the Assembly polls, a similar change would occur across India in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, resulting in abolishing the national-level screening test.

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"There will be a permanent solution for the NEET exam. Our party (TVK) leadership is actively working on a plan to ensure that this exam will be completely abolished. This change will be visible across India," he said at the function marking the distribution of commendation certificates to class 10 and 12 students.

Later, asked to elaborate on the audit report to be presented before the House, Wilson told reporters "wait and watch", indicating that further details will be announced by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.

The first Budget of the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government will be presented in the Assembly on August 5 by Wilson. The Assembly Business Advisory Committee will meet on that day to decide the duration of the session.