From fictitious Chief Minister to Naladiyar as ‘poet’: Tamil writer Perumal Murgan flags ‘literary scam’ in Periyar Arivulagam
Rajmohan, Minister for Tamil Development, Information and Publicity, said an inquiry would be initiated immediately into the alleged scam.
Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has raised concerns about alleged irregularities in the purchase of books for the newly inaugurated Periyar Arivulagam library in Coimbatore. The library, a project of the former DMK government, was unveiled by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, who also unveiled a statue of Thanthai Periyar. Murugan, who visited the library, claims he did not know when the books were purchased and expressed disappointment that the facility bears the name of Periyar.
School Education Minister Rajmohan assured that an inquiry would be initiated, stating that a scam in a library with Periyar's name is unacceptable. Perumal Murugan examined several books on the shelves and listed authors whose names appeared on the publications, including Trisha Vijay, Jothi Saravanan, and Thamarai Panneer. One of the books, Bharathiyar Kathaikal, features a story titled 'Sathanaiyin Mugam', which Murugan questioned as to whether it was actually written by Bharathiyar.
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