Madras High Court Questions Why Modi's Mann Ki Baat Was Not Purchased For Tamil Nadu Public Libraries
The Madras High Court on Wednesday, November 11, questioned why the Tamil translation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat was not purchased for public libraries in Tamil Nadu despite a recommendation by an expert committee, while books published by a publisher allegedly involved in a procurement scam were selected. A bench of Justices GR Swaminathan and MD Sumathi raised the question…
On November 11, the Madras High Court questioned the decision not to purchase the Tamil translation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann Ki Baat for public libraries in Tamil Nadu, despite a recommendation from an expert committee. The court's bench of Justices GR Swaminathan and MD Sumathi raised the issue during a hearing related to a procurement scam involving allegedly AI-generated books.
According to a member of the expert committee, the Tamil translation, titled Manathin Kural, was recommended but not procured, while other books were selected for the libraries. The court expressed curiosity about the decision, noting that the Tamil translation was recommended but rejected and did not make it to the public libraries.
The court desired to verify the information but had not received a response from the Director of Public Libraries. The case involves allegations of an AI-generated books procurement scam in Tamil Nadu, with the court directing the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to register a First Information Report and freeze the bank accounts of the publishers involved. The court emphasized that no official should go unpunished for their role in the alleged scam.
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