Offered Rs 30 Crore To Join DMK, Received Death Threats, Claims TVK MLA

Tuticorin: TVK MLA from Srivaikuntam constituency, G Saravanan, has alleged that he was offered massive financial inducements ranging from Rs 30 crore to Rs 100 crore to defect the ruling party and join the DMK, and that he was issued death threats if he refused to comply. Addressing journalists at his party office, the legislator asserted that he has concrete evidence regarding these "horse-trading" attempts. "Several individuals have approached me directly offering immense sums of...