DMK, AIADMK ‘covering up’ Veeramani Pocso case: Vijay

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has accused the state's opposition parties, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), of colluding to cover up a Pocso act case related to granite baron R Veeramani. Vijay questioned the opposition parties' silence on the matter, pointing out that Veeramani and two of his aides were arrested in August following an investigation into allegations of sexual assaults on minor girls at a private residence in Chennai's Teynampet area.

The case, which allegedly involved video clips showing Veeramani sexually assaulting juvenile girls, was reportedly known even during the previous DMK government but was allegedly hidden. Vijay also criticized the opposition's claims of being born solely for women's safety, stating that Veeramani has ruined many young women and that the current government has put him in jail.

The state government has formed an all-women special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the case, and the Madras high court has directed the SIT to issue a weekly press release about the investigation's progress.

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