Gutkha Scam

MK Stalin asks Tamil Nadu governor to fire Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and DGP TK Rajendran after CBI raids

DMK chief MK Stalin said in a statement that the continuation of Vijayabaskar and Rajendran would be a blot on democracy and the police administration.

CBI raids 40 locations in Chennai over gutkha scam; homes of Health Minister Vijayabaskar, DGP TK Rajendran searched

The gutkha scam came to light in 2017, after a raid at tobacco businessman Madhav Rao's properties in 2016 led to the recovery of a diary that allegedly contained a list of politicians and senior police officers to whom bribes had been paid.

DMK demands CBI probe into alleged payout to minister, officials in gutkha bribery case

MK Stalin has demanded a CBI probe into the alleged payment of bribes to a state minister and top officials to facilitate sale of gutkha in the state

Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan asks Sri Lanka to be humane to fishermen, seeks probe into 'gutkha scam' in Tamil Nadu

Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan on Friday sought a high-level probe into the alleged payment of bribes to a Tamil Nadu minister and top officials to facilitate the sale of banned 'gutkha' in the state