BJP's Annamalai Pushes for FIRs Against Minister KN Nehru Over Alleged Multi-Crore Scams

New Delhi: In a fresh development, BJP leader Annamalai on Friday accused the ruling DMK government of suppressing major corruption complaints flagged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and demanded immediate registration of two FIRs against Minister KN Nehru, his family members, and associates over alleged "multi-crore scams".

Annamalai underlined Enforcement Directorate's October 2025 letter, which flagged Rs 888 crore scam in Tamil Nadu, in the ministry run by minister KN Nehru and added that bribes ranging from Rs 25 lakh to 35 lakh in the exams conducted for engineers and other officials were collected.

He added, "The Enforcement Directorate has sent a dossier to the Tamil Nadu DGP...  Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Section 66, mandates that the Enforcement Directorate provide it in writing to the concerned authority if it has found any information about an offence...," as per news agency ANI.

The minister, claiming deliberate inaction by the state government, said no FIR has been lodged by the Tamil Nadu Police Department until now and highlighted ED had also written 258-page dossier dated December 3, 2025 to Tamil Nadu DGP, flagging Rs 1,020 crore scam involving contractors handling public toilets, sanitation services, NABARD projects, water-body renovation, and various civic works under the MAWS Department in which KN Nehru and family were paid bribes by the contractors. 

Annamalai alleged, "The ED had traced portions of the money trail to Dubai and had flagged WhatsApp communications purportedly showing bribe collections carried out in the name of party funds," as per ANI and added "Despite receiving the dossier with proof, the Tamil Nadu DGP has not registered an FIR. It shows the sad state of affairs in the Tamil Nadu government. Even after evidence from an agency like the ED, there is zero action." 

The BJP, meanwhile, has formally demanded the immediate registration of both FIRs, one about the ₹888-crore scam flagged in October, and the other related to the ₹1,020-crore scam highlighted on December 3, 2025. 

ED alleges Rs 1,020 crore bribe

The Enforcement Directorate on December 8 wrote to the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, the Director General of Police and the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, urging registration of a First Information Report over alleged manipulation of tenders in the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department.

The agency flagged alleged bribes totalling Rs 1,020 crore collected from contractors for tender benefits.

The ED in its letter stated 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent of the contract value for MAWS works was allegedly collected as party funds by associates of a DMK minister, as per reports.

Responding to the allegations, MAWS Minister KN Nehru In an X post said he would “legally confront the ‘one complaint a day’ and ‘one smear campaign per hour’ orchestrated by the RD at the behest of the ‘AIADMK-BJP alliance."

Cash-for-jobs racket

Earlier, Annamalai had levelled serious allegations against the DMK government, accusing it of orchestrating a Rs 888-crore cash-for-jobs scam in the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department.

Annamalai, citing two news reports, alleged that 2,538 posts in the MAWS Department were sold for bribes of ₹35 lakh each ..

He claimed that out of 1.12 lakh applicants in early 2024, thousands of deserving candidates were denied government jobs because they could not afford the bribes.

Calling for accountability, the BJP leader demanded a judicially monitored CBI probe into the alleged scam.

KN Nehru's family links

Annamalai claimed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had uncovered a “deep-rooted” and “systemic corruption network”  within the MAWS Department during its investigation into a bank fraud case involving minister KN Nehru’s brother, N Ravichandran, and his True Value Homes (TVH) group.

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