{
  "id": 9457767,
  "title": "Tamil Nadu Congress leader says he told Chennai Police about Veeramani scandal two years ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/tamil-nadu-congress-leader-says-he-told-chennai-police-about",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T01:09:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/veeramani-sex-abuse-case-tamil-nadu-congress-leader-says-he-told-chennai-police-about-scandal-two-years-ago/article71500822.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a surprising revelation, a Tamil Nadu Congress leader has claimed he informed the Chennai Police about the Veeramani scandal as early as November 2024. According to M.P. Ranjan Kumar, the president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee’s Scheduled Caste Department, he met with a senior police officer at the Chennai Police Commissionerate in Egmore on November 22, 2024. He presented a written complaint (dated November 21) seeking action against R. Veeramani and his associate Shanthi, who are currently in custody. Kumar also shared screenshots of his conversation with the police officer via WhatsApp, expressing his desire to discuss the issue. He asserts that the senior officer assured him action would be taken after consultation with the then Police Commissioner. However, Kumar claims the Chennai Police's account contradicts his, stating they only received a complaint and the video of the sexual abuse through an NGO in October 2025. Kumar alleges that the police gradually ceased communication with him on the case, suggesting vested interests sought to link him with the scandal. He discloses that Shanthi approached him in August 2024, claiming she was threatened by a political party founder due to a \"misconception\" about her financial dealings with Veeramani. Kumar alleges that Veeramani preyed on minor girls, aged 14 to 16, particularly from oppressed and minority communities, and that he obtained videos of the sexual acts committed against the girls.",
  "summary": "Tamil Nadu Congress Committee’s Scheduled Caste Department president M.P. Ranjan Kumar says he met a senior police officer at the Chennai Police Commissionerate on November 22, 2024, and submitted a complaint, seeking action against Veeramani and his associate Shanthi.",
  "key_points": [
    "Kumar presented written complaint to senior police officer on November 21, 2024.",
    "Police account contradicts Kumar's, alleging communication ceased in October 2025."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}