A fierce political battle has erupted in Tamil Nadu, the center of South Indian politics, over a sensitive criminal case. State Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Thalapathy Vijay has slammed Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president and former Chief Minister M.K. over the high-profile Veeramani sexual abuse case. Has made a direct and sharp attack on Stalin. Addressing a public election rally, CM Vijay directly took the name of Stalin and challenged him from the public platform and said that the entire Tamil Nadu today wants to know what were the secret relations between Veeramani and the top leadership of DMK. He said in a harsh tone, 'Stalin sir, now break your silence and say something.' Chief Minister Vijay alleged that a formal complaint of this heinous crime was lodged during the tenure of the previous DMK government, but due to political influence and nexus, no concrete legal action was allowed to be taken in the case and a systematic attempt was made to suppress the entire history. Veeramani case echoes in by-election campaign: Is there collusion between the two traditional parties? This political confrontation has come at a critical time when the politics of Tamil Nadu is heated up with the important assembly by-election to be held on October 6. Of. During the campaign on the seat vacant after the resignation of Maragatham Kumaravel from the Assembly, Chief Minister Vijay has completely pushed the opposition camp on the backfoot. In front of thousands of supporters gathered in the public meeting, Vijay raised the question that when the case of a barbaric crime against a minor girl was in front, what secret agreement had the then government made to save the accused. Taking the opposition party AIADMK into consideration, he said that today along with DMK, AIADMK is also maintaining complete mysterious silence on this serious issue. While addressing the public, he asked whether both the traditional political parties are sitting in an internal compromise among themselves and whether the pain of the daughters who are pleading for justice in front of the public will continue to be covered up like this. Closure Report in the previous government: The file was closed on the pretext of lack of evidence. According to information received from sources associated with Tamil Nadu Police and investigating agencies, an FIR was registered against Veeramani under serious charges, but he was not even arrested during the then DMK rule. The investigating officers of that time had filed a closure report in the court, calling the case very weak and citing technical reasons like lack of sufficient evidence, due to which the case was put on hold. When this episode was legally reviewed after the change of power, it came to light that the investigation into the case was deliberately diverted. Chief Minister Vijay alleged that without the protection of power, it was not possible for any accused to get a free hand and stop the investigation in such a serious POCSO case. TVK government's action: Special POCSO court rejected the closure report, accused behind the bars. After the formation of the new government in the state, the legal twist in this entire matter came when the special POCSO court completely rejected the closure report presented by the previous police investigation. Considering the seriousness of the case, the court gave strict orders for an independent and impartial additional investigation. The new Special Investigation Team formed on the instructions of the court, acting swiftly, arrested the main accused Veermani and his two associates on August 29. After this, on the orders of the court, the three accused were sent directly behind the bars of Puzhal Central Jail in Chennai. During this fresh and prompt investigation, the police not only traced the original victim, the minor girl, but also got her statement duly recorded under the Code of Criminal Procedure before the competent magistrate of the court. The secret was revealed from the objectionable video found in the pen drive: Many more victimized girls were identified. According to the police investigation, this entire sensational scandal started in October 2025 when an alert child rights activist contacted the Anti-Vice Squad (AVS) with evidence related to the crime. The activist had found a hidden USB drive, which contained a video clip in which the main accused, Veeramani, could be clearly seen seriously sexually assaulting a minor girl. Forensic and field investigation by the police revealed that the time when the crime was committed was the year 2019 and the victim was actually a minor at that time. Apart from this, in the latest status report presented in the court, the police has also given sensational information that by expanding the scope of investigation, many other women have also been identified, who were minor at the time of the crime and their statements have also been recorded. Hawala and the network of middlemen: Was there a big financial transaction to influence the investigation? In this case, not only the sexual crimes but also the layers of financial corruption done to influence the investigation are beginning to be revealed. The special team of the state police is now deeply investigating this serious aspect to find out whether any suspicious financial transactions, hawala network or influential political middlemen were used during the previous government to influence the investigating officers, put pressure on the aggrieved party or file the closure report. Investigating agencies believe that if money transactions and conspiracy to destroy evidence are confirmed, then the troubles of many former bureaucrats and political officials may increase in this case, due to which the political temperature in Tamil Nadu is certain to rise further in the coming days.
