Tamil Nadu Land Scam : How DMK’s Karunanidhi used his Quotas : Tehelka Expose -6/12/10

Tamil Nadu Land Scam : How DKM’s Karunanidhi used his Quotas : Tehelka Expose
Filed under General no comments



Land and property are coveted assets. So why are chief ministers allowed to give these away as favours? Tehelka Magazine tracks how Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has been using his quotas

After Karnataka Land Scam, its now turn of Tamil Nadu.

This week, continuing its campaign against out-of-turn allotments of land and property, Tehelka has an exposé on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.

The Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) which commands a large land bank, has a government discretionary quota (GDQ) under which 15 percent of all allotments can be recommended by the Chief Minister.

Tehelka’s investigation showed that many of the allotments in the tenure of M Karunanidhi’s have violated rules. Many bureaucrats and their relatives have been given plots or flats under the category of “social worker”. Some of these last did social work when they were in college; many of them claim to be volunteers in such routine activity as helping in blood donation or eye camps. Many have issued certificates to themselves; some have acquired letters from the Lions and Rotary Clubs with vague endorsements. In other violations, the rules say that no one who has any other land or property in Tamil Nadu or any other capital city, in either their own or spouse or minor children’s name, can apply for GDQ allotments.

Source of Inputs : Tehelka Website -

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?filename=Ne111210Coverstory.asp