#  @Sidprabhakar7 Siddharth Prabhakar Siddharth Prabhakar posts on X about india, in the, money, dubai the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::4220144600/interactions)  ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::4220144600/posts_active)  ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::4220144600/followers)  ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::4220144600/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [finance](/list/finance) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [currencies](/list/currencies) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands) **Social topic influence** [india](/topic/india), [in the](/topic/in-the), [money](/topic/money), [dubai](/topic/dubai), [malaysia](/topic/malaysia), [lakh](/topic/lakh), [murder](/topic/murder), [gold](/topic/gold), [agencies](/topic/agencies), [tamil nadu](/topic/tamil-nadu) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@xpresstn](/creator/undefined) [@chennaicorp](/creator/undefined) [@chennaicustoms](/creator/undefined) [@chennaipolice](/creator/undefined) [@toichennai](/creator/undefined) [@arappor](/creator/undefined) [@tnpoliceoffl](/creator/undefined) [@mkstalin](/creator/undefined) [@jayaramarappor](/creator/undefined) [@omjasvinmd](/creator/undefined) [@timesofindia](/creator/undefined) [@ponvasanth](/creator/undefined) [@newindianxpress](/creator/undefined) [@gmsrailway](/creator/undefined) [@thekorahabraham](/creator/undefined) [@fpjindia](/creator/undefined) [@indiatoday](/creator/undefined) [@thehindu](/creator/undefined) [@dired](/creator/undefined) [@spvelumanicbe](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Civic (CVC)](/topic/civic) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "CBI books nine in Rs 941-crore gold diversion scam CHENNAI: The CBI has booked four customs officers four Chennai-based jewellers and a representative of a logistics firm in the alleged diversion of [----] kg of" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Sep/02/cbi-books-nine-in-rs-941-crore-gold-diversion-scam) 2025-09-02T07:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "SL Tamils using Aadhaar to get passports sets off alarm CHENNAI: Multiple enforcement agencies in Tamil Nadu have uncovered a modus operandi used by a few Lankan Tamils to fraudulently get Aadhaar cards based on whic" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Sep/26/sl-tamils-using-aadhaar-to-get-passports-sets-off-alarm) 2025-09-26T04:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Rs [----] crore ponzi scam: ED quizzes accused deported from Thailand in Puzhal jail CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has commenced a money laundering probe into an alleged Rs 6000-crore scam where the Vellore-based LNS International F" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Sep/23/rs-6000-crore-ponzi-scam-ed-quizzes-accused-deported-from-thailand-in-puzhal-jail) 2025-09-23T09:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Not in grams but in kilograms: TN cops drug data proves Governor wrong CHENNAI: The data on synthetic drug seizure available with the state Enforcement Bureau-CID has debunked a statement made by Governor RN Ravi at Tenkasi two wee" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/19/not-in-grams-but-in-kg-tn-cops-drug-data-proves-governor-wrong) 2024-10-19T03:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Centres online gaming Bill likely to render TNOGA redundant CHENNAI: The union governments new online gaming Bill passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday which bans games of skill and chance played using real money will i" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Aug/22/centres-online-gaming-bill-likely-to-render-tnoga-redundant) 2025-08-22T07:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Finance Ministry data reveals import duty cut down gold smuggling in India by half CHENNAI: The total quantity of smuggled gold seized by enforcement agencies and the number of such cases dropped by around 50% in 2024-25 in comparison to the p" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Aug/28/finance-ministry-data-reveals-import-duty-cut-down-gold-smuggling-in-india-by-half) 2025-08-28T07:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Aspiring journalists. Be smart. Choose print. Or digital media" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1299031045132578816) 2020-08-27T17:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Though @ShekharGupta hasn't spoken about it people in TN might recall VV Minerals and Vaikundarajan when they see this fascinating Cut The Clutter on Rare Earths China and Quad. https://youtu.be/mXpGXmNh7MI https://youtu.be/mXpGXmNh7MI" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1370574468867710977) 2021-03-13T03:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@dramadhikari Totally unrelated but there's a stunt choreographer in Tamil cinema called. Jaguar Thangam https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Thangam https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Thangam" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1730095932719645147) 2023-11-30T05:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Thread : Even really good storm water drains might not be effective at all times in a coastal city like #Chennai. Low and high tides of the sea play an important role in how water drains from roads--storm water drains ---canal--river--sea. (1/5)" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1730162146363969976) 2023-11-30T09:49Z [----] followers, 11.5K engagements "Thread: Some quick developments connecting @dir_ed in Tamil Nadu 1) With ED probing sand mining TN govt passed an order mandating prior permission before employees can produce documents before Central govt agencies Link to the story by @DennisJesudasan" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1730831070457925872) 2023-12-02T06:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Happy birthday @sanjusadagopan Looks like it is gonna be a memorable one" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1731151761455587387) 2023-12-03T03:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Tainted ED official used PMO name wanted hawala transfer Bribe transfer recorded in dash cam of complainant's car @TOIChennai records all important details of the DVAC FIR succinctly #chennai #TamilNadu" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1731157473061634552) 2023-12-03T03:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "If Revanth Reddy does become Telangana chief minister will he be the only former ABVP/RSS member to become a Congress chief minister in the recent past #ElectionResults" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1731252995265048823) 2023-12-03T10:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Such amazing photographs. The photo-journalist himself would have been standing in knee-deep water and braving the rain to click this #ChennaiFloods" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1731551865840848917) 2023-12-04T05:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Status of roads just behind Kavery hospital Alwarpet (Dec [--] 2pm) Even cars finding it tough to navigate the inundation #ChennaiFloods" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1731957353489031296) 2023-12-05T08:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Digital good governance includes active social media presence and grievance redressal and a good website rich with citizen-friendly information. @chennaicorp has been able to achieve this Tambaram Avadi and others need to step up" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1732071326343471163) 2023-12-05T16:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "If anyone needs milk packets in and around Guindy and Velachery pls contact @naaabhishek . He has [--] packets available. Cc @ChennaiCares" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1732285783531467169) 2023-12-06T06:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements ""No water to drink. Sewage inside our homes no electricity. Nobody has come to drain out water" complained a lady. Residents of some 4-5 streets around PS Sivaswamy Salai have stopped traffic at Luz-Mylapore junction #ChennaiFloods2023" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1732413934395940898) 2023-12-06T14:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements ""Remove stagnating water first. Restore electricity" residents tell cops. Cops unable to say anything. Sympathise with them how can they answer for civic issues #ChennaiFloods2023" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1732414678931001600) 2023-12-06T15:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Thread: Here's what residents of PS Sivaswamy Salai a wide bus route road with a very old sewage pumping station have faced since [----] floods Nov 2015: A huge crater formed in the middle of the road due to sewage pipeline burst Image from" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1732657919051907273) 2023-12-07T07:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Thread: The curious questions in the conviction of a Nigerian in #Chennai for trying to smuggle #Meth to Qatar In October a special court in Chennai convicted Medavakkam resident Glen Thomas for sending [---] gm Meth to Qatar through post. Here are some things I found curious 1/n" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1739539014292766767) 2023-12-26T06:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "India cricketer R Ashwin was given an invitation for the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony today Seen in pic: @SuryahSG" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1747995040226693624) 2024-01-18T14:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Excellent presentation and coverage of the budgets of Tambaram and Avadi Corporation by @TOIChennai Was surprised to see that Tambaram presented a surplus budget Tambaram and Avadi corporations presented their budgets for 2024-25 on Thursday - To focus on water supply and drainage infra. - Seeks more funds from the state govt. Without state funds and wise resource management both corporations will struggle experts say https://t.co/rXLEJl9sC5 Tambaram and Avadi corporations presented their budgets for 2024-25 on Thursday - To focus on water supply and drainage infra. - Seeks more funds from" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1763485134643441832) 2024-03-01T08:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "If any political leader or anyone else is telling you that Drug addiction is a Tamil Nadu-only problem they are misleading you. It's a major issue affecting youngsters across India across economic and social classes. There's enough evidence of it. #Drugs" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1765300585275040102) 2024-03-06T08:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Wow Yusuf Pathan to contest Lok Sabha polls as a Trinamool Candidate from West Bengal. Did not see that coming" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1766776602904658316) 2024-03-10T10:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Cricketer Yusuf Pathan will be contesting from Baharampur. This is a constituency that Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has held since [----]. To know about the kind of influence he wields there check this out :" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1766780816196288984) 2024-03-10T10:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "A detailed profile of lottery business owner Santiago Martin and his links with political parties too. For example that his wife is part of BJP-ally IJK and of course his close links to DMK" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1769602784264167767) 2024-03-18T05:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Going by the Facbook page of Santiago Martin's wife Leema Rose she shared a stage with top BJP leaders just [--] days ago at an IJK rally" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1769630873555767298) 2024-03-18T07:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Congress and BJP [----] candidates list for Tamil Nadu expected soon. Waiting to see if the buzz around former IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil and former Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan getting seats is true. #2024elections" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1770347742281269494) 2024-03-20T07:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Was wondering if AIADMK will be criticised in Tamil Nadu rallies of Prime Minister Modi and other senior BJP leaders. Looks like that will start happening from now. Former health minister and senior AIADMK leader C Vijayabaskar raided by ED today" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1770652803817766984) 2024-03-21T03:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "SP Velumani is AIADMK's strongest leader a major reason why its then alliance partner BJP managed to win a few seats in [----]. But TBH don't see him attacking BJP too strongly given the litany of corruption cases he faces with strong evidence given by @Arappor Probably the AIADMK's first strong attack against BJP coming from a tall leader: Coimbatore ADMK strongman @SPVelumanicbe challenges @BJP4TamilNadu to appoint booth level agents first and then challenge AIADMK. Probably the AIADMK's first strong attack against BJP coming from a tall leader: Coimbatore ADMK strongman @SPVelumanicbe" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1772843093647397060) 2024-03-27T04:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Kerala BJP President K Surendran while talking about latest human-animal conflict in the state's forest areas: The wild elephants came to the town more often than Rahul Gandhi came to Wayanad" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1773289505035857960) 2024-03-28T10:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Kasaragod Kerala Rajmohan Unnithan is upset that his nomination was not taken first by collector. But why the hurry As per astrology the auspicious time to file nomination was between 10-12pm. And he was prevented from doing that it seems" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1775410185529434496) 2024-04-03T06:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Do read this good analysis of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency by @RudhranJourno Dravidian parties on top despite myriad pulls pressures in multi-cultural Krishnagiri https://www.dtnext.in/lok-sabha-polls/dravidian-parties-on-top-despite-myriad-pulls-pressures-in-multi-cultural-krishnagiri-778192 https://www.dtnext.in/lok-sabha-polls/dravidian-parties-on-top-despite-myriad-pulls-pressures-in-multi-cultural-krishnagiri-778192" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1776577116827734233) 2024-04-06T11:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Usually gold smugglers are caught in the arrival area of an international airport. But in this case Chennai Customs busted this operation in the departure lounge. Read this report to know the whys and the hows https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/May/21/gap-in-wall-gold-smugglers-nabbed-at-chennai-airport https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/May/21/gap-in-wall-gold-smugglers-nabbed-at-chennai-airport" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1792919017109238190) 2024-05-21T14:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "After busting a new mode of gold smuggling @ChennaiCustoms will now take action to plug gaps in walls and glass partitions in the airport's international terminal and also check toilets to prevent such attempts" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1793122466816315864) 2024-05-22T03:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Thread: To mark World No Tobacco Day (May 31) here's my detailed report on @tnpoliceoffl efforts to seize gutkha across the state. Features a short interview with TN DGP Shankar Jiwal. [----] tonnes of banned tobacco products seized in [---] years Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/01/1009-tonnes-of-banned-tobacco-products-seized-by-tn-cops-since-2022 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/01/1009-tonnes-of-banned-tobacco-products-seized-by-tn-cops-since-2022" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797104344275591596) 2024-06-02T03:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Cops in @chennaipolice_ and @TNTVLRPOLICE have found that gutkha and other chewable tobacco mainly comes from Karnataka and Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. Strategy is to be vigilant at check-posts and at shops selling these on the sky Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/01/1009-tonnes-of-banned-tobacco-products-seized-by-tn-cops-since-2022 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/01/1009-tonnes-of-banned-tobacco-products-seized-by-tn-cops-since-2022" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797104347047948792) 2024-06-02T03:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The most kick-ass album of [----]. Ilayaraja is God's gift to us ordinary humans. Happy birthday #rajasir At the age of [--] he can pull off this brilliant album in Modern love story Chennai. https://t.co/iuuXJ3JFOp At the age of [--] he can pull off this brilliant album in Modern love story Chennai. https://t.co/iuuXJ3JFOp" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797124124315443675) 2024-06-02T04:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "At 9:11am the ECI website reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trailing in Varanasi by [----] votes. Maybe that's why we need to hold our horses and wait for some time for actual trends to emerge" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797836312663441884) 2024-06-04T03:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "It's not even 10am on counting day but just look at some of the leads BJP candidates have in Gujarat Ahmedabad West: [-----] votes Gandhinagar (Amit Shah): [-----] votes Rajkot: [-----] votes" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797842888610681148) 2024-06-04T04:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "BJP leads in Gujarat: Ahmedabad West: [----] lakh Gandhinagar: 96452" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797846335695265960) 2024-06-04T04:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Congress candidate Sasikanth Senthil leads by [-----] votes in Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency. BJP's Pon Balaganapathy is second #resultswithTNIE" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797855934422950310) 2024-06-04T05:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Multiple #IPL winner and former India cricketer Yusuf Pathan is currently third from the Baharampur seat in West Bengal" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797864678217187820) 2024-06-04T05:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Sasikanth Senthil the Congress candidate from Tiruvallur Lok Sabha seat now has a comfortable lead of [-----] votes. However K Nallathambi of DMDK (AIADMK alliance) is now in second place. BJP's Pon Balaganapathy moves to third #ResultswithTNIE @santwana99" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797865670144876560) 2024-06-04T05:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "PMK's Sowmya Anbumani is leading in Dharmapuri the only NDA candidate in Tamil Nadu in the lead as of 11:10am DMK had dropped its high performing incumbent MP Dr Senthilkumar and given the ticket to A Mani on this seat for this poll" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797866404529459354) 2024-06-04T05:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Congress registers its first win in [----] Lok Sabha polls. EC website declares Jalandhar (Punjab) constituency results. Seat won by former CM Charanjit Singh Channi by [----] lakh votes" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797913096843091983) 2024-06-04T08:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Theory that AIADMK+BJP would have at least arithmetically defeated DMK does not hold true in Chennai and its suburbs DMK vote % is more than AIADMK+BJP in: Chennai (all 3) Tiruvallur Sriperumbudur Kancheepuram Except Chennai South and Kancheepuram DMK polled 50% votes" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1798276913133420757) 2024-06-05T08:53Z [----] followers, 29.7K engagements "AIADMK had never forfeited its deposit in a Lok Sabha election from its inception. Until [----]. @pon_vasanth took a dive into historical data for this page [--] news report. #TamilNadu #ResultsWithTNIE For the first time since its inception in [----] #AIADMK has lost it's security deposits in seven of the [--] constituencies it contested on its popular Two Leaves symbol. @pon_vasanth Read more here: https://t.co/54vLjAsDPV #ResultsWithTNIE For the first time since its inception in [----] #AIADMK has lost it's security deposits in seven of the [--] constituencies it contested on its popular Two Leaves" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1798579039139201122) 2024-06-06T04:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "There was a lot of buzz about five other 'Pannerselvams' contesting in the Ramanathapuram seat against former TN chief minister @OfficeOfOPS Well the "dummy" candidates polled only [----] votes had no impact whatsoever My report in today's @xpresstn https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/06/dummy-panneerselvams-against-ops-fail-to-make-a-mark-in-ramanathapuram https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/06/dummy-panneerselvams-against-ops-fail-to-make-a-mark-in-ramanathapuram" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1798625691975761973) 2024-06-06T07:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Loco-pilot from Chennai Aiswarya S Menon invited to attend swearing-in ceremony of Lok Sabha on Sunday. She has completed more than [--] lakh footplate hours on many trains including Vande Bharat" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1799064809180418272) 2024-06-07T13:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Thread: Busting a massive smuggling racket involving a transit passenger from Sri Lanka and an Indigo ground staff @ChennaiCustoms seized [----] kg gold worth Rs [---] crore over the weekend My detailed report in today's TNIE https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jun/10/126-kg-gold-seized-at-chennai-airport-airline-staff-lankan-man-held https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jun/10/126-kg-gold-seized-at-chennai-airport-airline-staff-lankan-man-held" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1800011969602408791) 2024-06-10T03:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "It is one of the biggest busts involving a transit passenger at Chennai airport. The Sri Lankan native was travelling from Singapore to Dubai with a stopover at Chennai. Transfer of gold is supposed to have happened in the toilet https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jun/10/126-kg-gold-seized-at-chennai-airport-airline-staff-lankan-man-held https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jun/10/126-kg-gold-seized-at-chennai-airport-airline-staff-lankan-man-held" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1800011973150855314) 2024-06-10T03:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Thread: Gold smuggling nexus between international passengers transiting through Chennai airport and local airport staff is a major menace and economic security concern according to @ChennaiCustoms Here's my detailed report in @xpresstn today Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1800367603589804255) 2024-06-11T03:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Here's how the modus operandi works: Instead of a direct flight from Colombo/Singapore to Dubai passengers opt for a transit through Chennai stay here for 15-24 hours and pass the gold through toilets to airport staff who then bring it out. Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1800367608002433348) 2024-06-11T03:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Legally speaking @ChennaiCustoms can't go and check transit passengers as they have not yet entered India. Dozens of Kgs of gold worth several crores have been smuggled in like this at Chennai say sources Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1800367613819629995) 2024-06-11T03:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "While investigating a 'routine' currency smuggling case @ChennaiCustoms stumbled upon a gold smuggling racket involving four Tamil-speaking Malaysians with links to a T Nagar gold trader My story on page [--] of @NewIndianXpress today Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/17/malaysia-to-pondy-bazaar-gold-smuggling-gang-busted https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/17/malaysia-to-pondy-bazaar-gold-smuggling-gang-busted" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1802682521856954649) 2024-06-17T12:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "The T Nagar trader had given Rs [--] lakh to the Malaysians to bring in some more gold from the south-east Asian country. Case likely to be handed over to Income Tax for further probe. Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/17/malaysia-to-pondy-bazaar-gold-smuggling-gang-busted https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/17/malaysia-to-pondy-bazaar-gold-smuggling-gang-busted" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1802682524566450475) 2024-06-17T12:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "How @chennaipolice_ nabbed a murder convict using the 'Madurai Parotta' making skills of a constable Incidentally the convict had taken to the restaurant business while on the run Do read my detailed story in @xpresstn Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/21/how-madurai-parotta-helped-catch-a-convict-who-jumped-parole-for-four-years https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/21/how-madurai-parotta-helped-catch-a-convict-who-jumped-parole-for-four-years" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1804338892839227622) 2024-06-22T02:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "K Armstrong was an advocate and prominent Ambedkarite voice remembered by many in North Chennai as someone who helped in educating and empowering many youngsters. @xpresstn coverage on pg1 today on the Armstrong murder. @pon_vasanth @NirupamaViswa" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1809412026776842463) 2024-07-06T02:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In Tamil Nadu this is one of the main reasons cited by DVAC whenever asked about the drop in number of cases registered. @jgopikrishnan70 Sec 17A of PC Act is a huge impediment for CBI. Even in the bank fraud cases referred by the banks in most cases public servants are out of the purview of the investigation for want of Sec [--] A sanction. ACB New Delhi the largest branch in CBI is surviving only through trap @jgopikrishnan70 Sec 17A of PC Act is a huge impediment for CBI. Even in the bank fraud cases referred by the banks in most cases public servants are out of the purview of the" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1812662429173645700) 2024-07-15T01:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Why knowing an extra language helps: It was the Hindi fluency of a 27-year-old Chennai native police constable that helped Tambaram police nab a Jharkhand based murder accused from his native village Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/21/police-arrest-navalur-murder-case-accused-in-jharkhand https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/21/police-arrest-navalur-murder-case-accused-in-jharkhand" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1814892534717686253) 2024-07-21T05:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Expelled DMK leader Jaffer Sadiq's brother Mohammed Saleem arrested by Enforcement Directorate Saleem had been expelled by the VCK ED is investigating the money laundering aspect of the pseudoephedrine trafficking to Australia and New Zealand busted by Narcotics Control Bureau in which Jaffer Sadiq is believed to be the mastermind ED Chennai has made a significant arrest in the ongoing investigation into high-profile drug smuggling and money laundering. Mohammed Saleem has been arrested under the provisions of PMLA [----] for his involvement in laundering proceeds linked to the Jaffer Sadiq" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1823349241320001856) 2024-08-13T13:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "🚨TN anti corruption agency DVAC did not want to share investigation documents with the Enforcement Directorate which was probing the money laundering aspect of a corruption case booked by it. Though a Chennai court has overruled the state agency citing a Supreme Court verdict DVAC's arguments were interesting. Curiously the accused also filed a memo in the court opposing sharing of documents with ED. Read all about it in my detailed report for @xpresstn https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Aug/17/graft-case-dvac-told-to-give-files-to-ed-to-probe-money-laundering" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1824670726298726860) 2024-08-17T04:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Enforcement Bureau-CID of TN police seizes [---] bottles of spurious liquor on Friday. On August [--] CIU Inspector J.Raman and his team received secret information about the manufacturing of spurious liquor at a house in Kumbakonam. The CIU team rushed to the spot and secured the accused Syed Ibrahim while he was loading the spurious liquor bottles into a Chevrolet Car. Syed Ibrahim (46) was arrested. He had purchased Pondicherry Arrack in bulk and mixed Pondicherry arrack with colouring agent bottled it in TNIMFL empty Bottles and pasted fake labels and Holograms. Based on the interrogation the" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1827355103915040908) 2024-08-24T14:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "40730 Kgs of Banned Tobacco products seized Rs [----] crore fine collected and [----] premises sealed by Tamil Nadu police since June 2024: In the last [--] months a huge quantity of [-----] Kgs of banned tobacco products was seized and [----] cases were registered exclusively by @tnpoliceoffl against offenders. A fine amount of Rs.7.26 crore was imposed by the Food Safety Department and [----] shops were sealed on the basis of the reports given by Police. Joint raids are being conducted by [---] teams of Police Food Safety department officials and personnel from Local Bodies near educational institutions" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1828779690884288622) 2024-08-28T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Contraband seized by @COPTBM from Abode Valley in Potheri near SRM college today: [---] gm Ganja [--] Ganja chocolate [--] ml Ganja oil [--] Bhang [--] smoking pot [--] Hookah machine [--] kg hookah powder [--] students secured #Tambaram #SRM" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1829765203858436111) 2024-08-31T06:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Breaking: DRI Chennai busts a big methamphetamine drug trafficking network seized [--] kg of the narcotic worth Rs [--] crore meant for Sri Lanka through the sea route arrests [--]. Arrests made at Potheri outside Chennai #drugtrafficking" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1829923211762344204) 2024-08-31T16:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "🚨 Tamil Nadu has emerged as a key transit point for international drug syndicates trafficking meth from 'Golden Triangle' to Sri Lanka Malaysia and Australia What we know so far: - Seizures by NCB and DRI show increasing trend - Involvement of Sri Lankan Tamils Manipuri Tamils and locals in this - Drug comes from Myanmar. Border towns of Tamu and Moreh (Manipur) important locations for the syndicate - Comes to Chennai via train transferred to Rameswaram Tuticorin and Nagapattinam via road train or cars - Mid sea transfers through fishing boats and onward to Sri Lanka - Air cargo and sea" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1833003978642403570) 2024-09-09T04:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Part [--] of @xpresstn series exploring Metha trafficking: How a Green tea bag with Mandarin markings indicates TN links to meth syndicates in Malaysia and Australia Other pointers: -Rameswaram native facing investigation by Australian police in a pseudoephedrine case -Jaffer Sadiq case is also a similar case of trafficking pseudoephedrine to Australia NZ -Guanyinwang tea bag is the predominant meth packaging form in Malaysia Do read my detailed piece: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/10/heavy-mix-meth-in-chinese-tea-bag-shows-tn-malaysia-links" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1833337692920103096) 2024-09-10T02:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The piece also points out how Methamphetamine seizures in neighbouring Sri Lanka are increasing it's now the second most popular drug in the country (based on seizures). This data point is important as most cases of Meth seized in Tamil Nadu are bound for Sri Lanka Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/10/heavy-mix-meth-in-chinese-tea-bag-shows-tn-malaysia-links https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/10/heavy-mix-meth-in-chinese-tea-bag-shows-tn-malaysia-links" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1833338503440048549) 2024-09-10T02:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Cyber crime scamsters operating in Thailand Laos and Cambodia have taken out a whopping Rs [-----] crore from India in January 2023-February [----] period according to an official release issued by @tnpoliceoffl Details of this modus operandi and action taken in pic 👇#cyberslavery" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1834139858878570917) 2024-09-12T07:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Immigration officials at Chennai international airport on Tuesday arrested two Malaysians with 100+ Indian sim cards to be used in cybercrimes in Laos Cambodia etc Second such arrest in Chennai in [--] months My detailed story also about why Indian sims are used in cyber scams 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/26/cybercrime-ring-two-malaysians-held-at-chennai-airport-with-100-sim-cards https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/26/cybercrime-ring-two-malaysians-held-at-chennai-airport-with-100-sim-cards" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1839173449463271509) 2024-09-26T05:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Alert: DRI seizes [---] kg of pseudoephedrine from Chennai Port which was on its way to Australia. Pseudoephedrine is a precursor to the drug methamphetamine popular in Australia NZ and Malaysia. Two luxury cars and and Rs [---] lakh cash also seized" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1839313096445481139) 2024-09-26T14:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Three Pakistanis held with fake passports at #Chennai airport They had come from Bangladesh and landed on Friday night. Apprehended by Immigration officials. 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Sep/29/three-pakistanis-held-with-fake-passport-at-chennai-airport https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Sep/29/three-pakistanis-held-with-fake-passport-at-chennai-airport" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1840256552990822808) 2024-09-29T05:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "🚨 Breaking: An antique bronze Somaskandar bronze idol worth Rs [--] crore traced by TN Idol Wing CID to the Asian Art museum in San Francisco USA It belongs to the Ekambareeswarar temple in Kanchipuram @tnpoliceoffl" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1841104064513233146) 2024-10-01T13:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Modus operandi of the Rs [---] crore [----] kg gold diversion scam unearthed by DRI Chennai: Gold merchants get registered as jewellery exporters get duty-exempt gold bullion from RBI nominated agencies Get the gold-coated copper and brass jewellery manufactured from manufacturers across the country by sending a portion of the gold bullion Divert rest of the gold bullion and sell it in black in domestic market Present and facilitate export of fake gold jewellery to Dubai and Malaysia with aid of few Customs officers by misdeclaring it as [--] carat 🔗" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1843130107361407023) 2024-10-07T03:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "How Chinese firms offering small term loans through mobile app charge usurious rates of interest make crores and transfer it outside India through bogus software payments to their own foreign sister firms My detailed piece based on ED's investigation today. Pls do read. Several lakh Indians are scammed shamed and harassed by such apps everyday. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/11/indian-loan-firm-routed-rs-429cr-to-chinese-owners-as-bogus-fees-ed" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1844563624838435127) 2024-10-11T02:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Here's a picture of the chaos at the Kavaraipettai railway station last night after train derailment: -People's luggages buried inside the derailed coaches -Many had heavy bags and stuff in big paint boxes. Had to lug it for 1.5km till the Highway where buses were arranged -Elderly women kids struggled to carry the suitcases. -Many local residents selflessly helped the stranded passengers by ferrying them till the Highway -One general store kept open till 2:30am (when I left) to help passengers buy essentials -A set of passengers stayed put on Kavarapettai railway station saying they had no" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1844938849941626985) 2024-10-12T03:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Triva: Southern Railway General Manager RN Singh was the DRM of Delhi division in [----] when the Khatauli train derailment happened killing [--] people and injuring [---] others. RN Singh has filed a defamation case (in his personal capacity) against @Railwhispers for his coverage of that incident claiming that it damaged his reputation @GMSRailway #Kavarapettai #Derailment" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1844951464193687873) 2024-10-12T04:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "I was in Kavaraipettai at the train accident spot last night. Here's my 1000W ground report with first-person accounts of passengers who were on the ill-fated train some ppl who heard the sound when the collision happened etc 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/12/locals-authorities-aid-stranded-passengers-after-train-derailment-in-kavaraipettai-near-chennai https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/12/locals-authorities-aid-stranded-passengers-after-train-derailment-in-kavaraipettai-near-chennai" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1845008658209362114) 2024-10-12T07:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Kavaraipettai railway accident: Before you start believing the "sabotage" or "terrorism" angle take a pause and remember this report by @someshjha7 in the aftermath of the [----] Kanpur derailment https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/No-proof-of-sabotage-in-Kanpur-derailment-says-panel/article17105140.ece/amp/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/No-proof-of-sabotage-in-Kanpur-derailment-says-panel/article17105140.ece/amp/" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1845286173092217042) 2024-10-13T02:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "ED's probe of Chinese-owned Indian Fintech companies which offer loans through mobile apps shows that they earn a net margin of Rs [---] crore on an investment of just Rs [--] crore in a matter of just [--] months. This is coz they charge 30-40% of the sanctioned loan amount as an upfront processing fee apart from the usurious interest rates as high as 36%. The processing fee makes the effective rate of interest on these loans 2000% per annum. This is how lakhs of Indians get caught in debt traps. The companies also shame the loan takers in different ways. My second report on these loan app scams." [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1845669496251686983) 2024-10-14T03:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After publicly labelling two accused in Auroville as "junkies" @ChennaiCustoms messed up investigation of a 'controlled delivery' of an Ecstasy and LSD parcel ordered from Spain in [----] during #Covid19 pandemic NDPS court acquitted them on October [--] #Drugs #Drugtrafficking https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/17/chennai-customs-botches-up-drug-parcel-probe-trial-court-acquits-two-suspects https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/17/chennai-customs-botches-up-drug-parcel-probe-trial-court-acquits-two-suspects" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1846745467423510656) 2024-10-17T02:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In today's @xpresstn we have fact-checked Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's recent statement that "not a single gram" of synthetic drugs have been seized by TN police in [--] years Official Data shows seizures of at least [--] kg of meth [---] kg of ephedrine and other such drugs since [----] 🔗 #drugs #Factcheck #TamilNadu https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/19/not-in-grams-but-in-kg-tn-cops-drug-data-proves-governor-wrong https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/19/not-in-grams-but-in-kg-tn-cops-drug-data-proves-governor-wrong" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1847472796227817615) 2024-10-19T03:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In a major breakthrough Tamil Nadu polices cyber crime wing has traced the tentacles of a Fedex scam to a kingpin in Bangladesh an official release on Friday said. Seven have been arrested from Maharashtra and Gujarat in the case. Details 👇 #cybercrime #FedexScam @tnpoliceoffl @xpresstn" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1849740681272754431) 2024-10-25T09:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Breaking: Another methamphetamine bust by Narcotics Control Bureau in #Chennai. Sri Lankan national living in Kanyakumari refugee camp arrested near Moolakadai bus stand . [---] kg methamphetamine worth Rs [--] crore Rs [--] lakh cash recovered. #drugs #trafficking" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1851213513613853103) 2024-10-29T10:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In @xpresstn I report on how cheap knockoffs of Indian cigarettes are being dumped into India from Vietnam Cambodia Laos which is causing heartburn among Indian manufacturers. I've used data on seizures by Chennai Airport Customs and given graphics on how DRI and Customs identify real from the counterfeit. There's also an analysis on how the knockoffs make huge profits for smugglers. @ChennaiCustoms 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/31/chennai-airport-sees-surge-in-fake-cigarette-smuggling" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1852199653661704374) 2024-11-01T04:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Aminjikarai murder case: Section [--] and [--] of the POCSO Act which deals with penetrative assault have been invoked against the accused along with sections for murder and SC/ST PoA An object used to violate the child as a form of punishment police say. Reportage by @gauthams3696 A 15-year-old Dalit girl from Thanjavur district working as a maid in the house of a couple in Aminijikarai in west Chennai was found dead in their bathroom on November [--] @chennaipolice_ has registered a murder case detained six people including the couple. SC/ST PoA also A 15-year-old Dalit girl from Thanjavur district" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1853280805923037615) 2024-11-04T03:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The @chennaipolice_ investigation into the Armstrong murder case will be a landmark as one of the first where Section [---] of BNSS has been invoked. This gives police powers similar to those of Enforcement Directorate to attach and confiscate proceeds of crime 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Nov/07/in-a-first-tn-cops-invoke-law-that-gives-confiscation-powers-in-armstrong-case https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Nov/07/in-a-first-tn-cops-invoke-law-that-gives-confiscation-powers-in-armstrong-case" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1854379914037985452) 2024-11-07T04:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Supreme Court has granted a stay on the Madras High Court order transferring the Anna Nagar POCSO case to CBI. The apex court ordered to constitute a Special Investigation Team: Official press note issued by @chennaipolice_" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1855976292233150682) 2024-11-11T14:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Vignesh who attacked oncologist Dr Balaji in the Guindy hospital has been booked by @chennaipolice_ under seven sections including attempt to murder This includes Section [--] of the TN Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions [----] He has been remanded to prison" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1856748702238667172) 2024-11-13T17:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Pitch n Play a popular indoor sports arena in Chennai is one of the businesses part of Jaffer Sadiq's networks. A graphic on some of his businesses which ED says was used to launder the drug money" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1857618351813464312) 2024-11-16T02:55Z [----] followers, 39.5K engagements "The CBI corruption case against Saurabh Prasad DRM Waltair @DRMWaltairECoR who allegedly took a bribe of Rs [--] lakh from DN Marketing (Mumbai) and HRK Solutions (Pune) two contractors executing work on behalf of Hindustan Fibre Glass Works Pvt Ltd (Vadodara Gujarat) Bribe was paid for clearance of bills" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1858502224550506506) 2024-11-18T13:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "A Chennai businessman duped of Rs [---] crore by a man projecting himself as a Russian govt delegate promising Rs [----] crores. Huge quantities of gold silver and [--] luxury cars like Jaguar Benz Audi seized from [--] accused including a retired VAO and Tahsildar of TASMAC by @chennaipolice_" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1858917649633472656) 2024-11-19T16:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Syed Liyaqath Ulla and Karnataka Aquarium are hugely popular on social media (Instagram YouTube) Check out this Instagram video of Syed selling exotic animals for Lakhs And an attached video of him selling a bald eagle https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_0OBKpKNYT/igsh=Mno3bGJpdG52NjZk [--] African snakes tortoise and a cat seized in Srikakulam. [--] animals including rare Pacific Ocean birds alligators and marsupials across three cases in Bengaluru and Hyderabad international airport. How Bengaluru based Syed Liyaqath Ulla (Instagram Syed exotic pets) running https://t.co/mDq832ANk4" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1859452790189527501) 2024-11-21T04:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scoop: The Chennai link to Germany's biggest Fintech 'Wirecard' going bust and how the Chennai based owners of the firm were in constant touch with Jan Marsalek former Wirecard COO and now international fugitive and suspected Russian spy operative. This is based on Enforcement Directorate 's FEMA investigation which found how the Chennai firm was sold at an inflated rate to Wirecard through a Mauritius based intermediary Do read. The Wirecard story spawned a book and a Netflix series based on the work by London based Financial Times journalist @FD My piece in @xpresstn" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1860179357010133356) 2024-11-23T04:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Why has DRI flagged a nation-wide alert for the smuggling of poppy seeds (used in our daily food preparation) through Indian ports including Chennai and Tuticorin especially from Malaysia Poppy seeds import is restricted to only [--] countries needs licensing from Central Bureau of Narcotics and has a high import duty which drives smuggling. Read my piece in today's @xpresstn on this. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Nov/29/chennai-thoothukudi-among-ports-used-for-smuggling-poppy-seeds" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1862336410847764504) 2024-11-29T03:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Air India flight from Mumbai to Chennai makes u-turn near Vellore looks like it's heading tj Bengaluru as Chennai airport is closed for seven hours #CycloneFengal" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1862752863874629786) 2024-11-30T06:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Chennai airspace completely empty. Indigo flight from Bangkok to Chennai also probably diverted to Bengaluru #CycloneFengal" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1862754336150810818) 2024-11-30T07:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Pleasantly surprised to see a graphic created by @NewIndianXpress in September in an official publication of @DRIchennai This was made for a detailed report by me about methamphetamine trafficking from Myanmar to Sri Lanka Malaysia and Australia through Tamil Nadu. 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/09/tamil-nadu-key-transit-point-for-international-methamphetamine-traffickers https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/09/tamil-nadu-key-transit-point-for-international-methamphetamine-traffickers" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1865044048290918850) 2024-12-06T14:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Mohammed Siraj has scored [--] times the runs by Steve Smith in this Test #AUSvIND" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1865626053231935668) 2024-12-08T05:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Very clear explanation on why VCK may dither on sacking Adhav Arjuna in this piece by @udhavn" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1865968557458104368) 2024-12-09T03:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Just in: @poechennai Tamil Nadu police's CB-CID arrest a job agent in Trichy and foil the travel bid of three youngsters on their way to work in a scam compound in Cambodia #Cyberslavery #Scamcompound #GoldenTriangle" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1867567246383755273) 2024-12-13T13:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Breaking: the proposal to make Perambur as #Chennai's 4th railway terminal fructifies. General Stores Department near Loco Works to be dismantled for creating infrastructure for the terminal (see attached pic) Link to the previous reportage👇 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/25/perambur-to-house-chennais-fourth-railway-terminal https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/25/perambur-to-house-chennais-fourth-railway-terminal" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1868661293038850264) 2024-12-16T14:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Has India won the Test Match Taken the lead Yabba what celebration from Gambhir and co for avoiding follow on 🤦🤦 #AUSvIND" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1868926927559704606) 2024-12-17T07:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Madras High Court recently rapped the Tamil Nadu government about corruption in prisons. DVAC data shows that in eight years only [--] corruption cases have been booked against prison officials in TN. The third was just last week. DVAC's own (erroneous) data paints a worse picture says that only [--] official is under investigation for corruption in the last [--] years. Observers say this is because nobody cares about justice for prisoners; if a public fund for a farmer or worker is swindled there will be a public outcry but not so much if something similar happens in prisons. The prison department is" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1869593417983869376) 2024-12-19T03:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "The most iconic video created on R Ashwin by the then meme nation. Not the right time to share as he's still gonna play IPL for a few years but still. Featuring Ashwin CSK RCB and Vijay Mallya 😆😆😆 https://youtu.be/h7YxB1tA4rcsi=HL5AIUEviKiJOIfX https://youtu.be/h7YxB1tA4rcsi=HL5AIUEviKiJOIfX" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1869628680236085485) 2024-12-19T06:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Anyone else thinks Pakistan's new star and opening bat Saim Ayub is Malayalam actor Shane Nigam's Doppelganger" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1871060745888415939) 2024-12-23T05:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Hydroponic ganja which is as potent as cocaine and as expensive as methamphetamine on Chennai's streets is the new rage across the country. It's being smuggled from Thailand in the same modus operandi to multiple airports like Chennai Hyderabad Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Air-tight plastic bags inside tetrapackets of food products. Investigators have found a Kerala link to the kingpins running the racket. #ganja #drugs My detailed piece: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Dec/25/hydroponic-ganja-smuggling-racket-busted-across-airports-in-india-kerala-kingpins-identified" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1871743248693354876) 2024-12-25T02:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Greater Chennai police official press note clarifies that the incident of alleged rape in Anna University happened on December [--] and not 24/25 as previously reported. Accused identified as Gnanasekaran (37) a roadside biryani vendor from Kotturpuram. @chennaipolice_" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1871879908043231520) 2024-12-25T11:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "On Loop. What an absolute banger by @MusicThaman https://www.youtube.com/watchv=09tCNsSRE3U https://www.youtube.com/watchv=09tCNsSRE3U" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1871946096328818948) 2024-12-25T15:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "No complaint has been received against Gnanasekaran of any other case of sexual abuse or rape : @chennaipolice_ commissioner A Arun addressing a press meet regarding the Anna University rape case. @xpresstn" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1872271780615967013) 2024-12-26T13:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Gnanasekaran was convicted in [--] cases there are at least [--] other cases against him. All of them are of property offence (theft house break-in) : @chennaipolice_ commissioner A Arun on the Anna University rape case probe @xpresstn" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1872272122263028011) 2024-12-26T13:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@chennaipolice_ @xpresstn [--] CCTVs on Anna University campus. [--] of them are in working condition. The accused was arrested using CCTV footage only: @chennaipolice_ commissioner A Arun" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1872272397791035766) 2024-12-26T13:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In a three part series I write about the massive international trade based money laundering case in Chennai which has given the Enforcement Directorate six of its [--] all India PMLA convictions till date. At least Rs [---] crore was sent out in USD to Hong Kong through multiple bank accounts as payments for non-existent import of electronics. The bank accounts and companies themselves were created using forged documents. The investigation is a case study as ED got convictions without the predicate offence even getting to the trial court. A convict former DMK minister Ko Si Mani's son was not" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1874669434188804119) 2025-01-02T04:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "India (Men) finally have a bowler as a full-time captain in Test Cricket [--] years after Anil Kumble's retirement in [----]. Welcome Jasprit Bumrah" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1874767836771758343) 2025-01-02T10:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Part [--] of the series on the ED investigation into the international TBML scam: How a hard disc seized in Mannady showed that the Hong Kong bank accounts to which the laundered money was sent were operated from Chennai itself. Investigation showed that international bank accounts were also opened in the name of impersonators and operated by someone else just like the Indian Bank accounts. Do read: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Jan/04/chennai-based-tbml-scam-seven-convicted-as-ed-uncovers-international-money-laundering-operation-to-hong-kong Part 2: How Facebook LPG" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1875413292618776908) 2025-01-04T05:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Why the [----] St Thomas Mount station murderer Sathish was awarded the death penalty: The Mahila court found that Sathish had been plotting the murder and had tried it for three days prior to the fateful day. Moments before he pushed Sathya onto the tracks with both his hands he told her "Tholaindu Podi (Get lost). After the train crushed her he peeked to confirm if she had died and then fled the spot. In prison he had not shown repentance or a willingness to lead a reformed life. Meanwhile Sathya's two younger sisters had been orphaned as their father had killed himself and mother died of" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1876470757527560216) 2025-01-07T03:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Breaking on page [--] of @xpresstn today: The Tamil Nadu government has issued orders asking VV Minerals and other beach sand miners to pay Rs [----] crore as cost of mineral and royalties towards the huge amounts of illegaly mined beach sand in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts in the 2002-3 to 2013-14 period. A few more demand orders will be issued by Tuticorin district very soon. The TN government will ask miners to pay at least Rs [----] crore towards the illegaly mined beach sand from [----] to [----]. This includes huge amounts of illegally mined sand even after a complete ban was put into" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1881903329011503579) 2025-01-22T03:14Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements "How an ex-serviceman turned Chennai Customs appraiser allegedly helped several companies evade import duties under an Export Promotion scheme by forging documents and took several crores of bribes using a pseudonym. A Chennai manufacturer contracted by Indian Railways for multiple projects including the Vande Bharat is one of the firms which paid allegedly bribes to the Customs appraiser. My page [--] exclusive in @xpresstn on the Sandeep Kumar Chorasiya case a complex investigation by Chennai Customs which is now with the CBI Link:" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1893167044067238085) 2025-02-22T05:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "A 50-year-old man from Tamil Nadu has been arrested by Malaysian authorities at Kuala Lumpur airport for trying to traffic exotic species on the Batik Air flight from KL to Tiruchirapalli. Good work by Malaysian authorities finally taking proactive steps to curb this trade @aidilarazak @LalithaVelvet CUBAAN SELUDUP HIDUPAN LIAR DIGAGALKAN DI KLIA Pada [--] April [----] pihak Jabatan PERHILITAN dengan kerjasama Polis Bantuan Lapangan Terbang (AVSEC) telah berjaya mematahkan cubaan menyeludup keluar hidupan liar melalui KLIA. https://t.co/OHVybVcxN0 CUBAAN SELUDUP HIDUPAN LIAR DIGAGALKAN DI KLIA" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1912452254139052500) 2025-04-16T10:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "85 km (probably lesser as the crow flies) from Pathankot to Dharamshala and yet the #IPL match was stopped just now 🤦" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1920511334317273467) 2025-05-08T16:09Z [----] followers, 33K engagements "Since Luxury watch smuggling is part of #Coolie re-upping my detailed piece on why there's a demand for such watches how it's snuggled and how payments are made by crypto. Buyers view the luxury watches as an investment as its value appreciates by 10-15% every year. A big demand for high-end and rare luxury watches costing anywhere up to Rs [--] crores among the super-rich in India is fueling a unique smuggling modus operandi from Hong Kong and Dubai. Watches like Patek Philippe Breguet Rolex etc are bought in black using crypto currency https://t.co/xiGErnLsqg A big demand for high-end and rare" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1956670053937774900) 2025-08-16T10:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Smuggled not snuggled 😆" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1956670516128825819) 2025-08-16T10:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "A Tamil Nadu perspective: The state has a govt body which has brought in regulations and differentiates real money games of skill (fantasy) and games of 'chance' (gambling). The biggest pivot in the new Bill is banning ALL real-money games be it skill or chance. #MCExclusive 🚨Political mind made up on real-money gaming ban; consensus across parties on societal impact say govt sources #Gaming #Technology Details by @chandrarsrikant & @AihikS https://t.co/IgMhy2j1Zw https://t.co/9QeAUMvqaU #MCExclusive 🚨Political mind made up on real-money gaming ban; consensus across parties on societal" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1958096059865182565) 2025-08-20T09:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "This question is exactly what Parking (Tamil [----] available on Hotstar) stunningly explores. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_(2023_film) My English school teacher was beaten to death in Varanasi over a parking dispute. Every schoolmate of mine calling me have one common question: Can people go to the extent of killing fellow humans over parking dispute https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_(2023_film) My English school teacher was beaten to death in Varanasi over a parking dispute. Every schoolmate of mine calling me have one common question: Can people go to the extent of killing" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1958927648190775713) 2025-08-22T16:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Had given this perspective in my report for @xpresstn last week and also on the efforts of the TN Online Gaming Authority in this space Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Aug/22/centres-online-gaming-bill-likely-to-render-tnoga-redundant A compelling read on the new Online Gaming Act by Senior Advocate Amit Anand Tiwari. The piece argues it's a "colourable legislation" where the Union is trying to do indirectly what it cannot do directly. The Union Govt is straying into areas constitutionally reserved for https://t.co/ITLk0skF6B" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1960288433374364016) 2025-08-26T10:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Gold smuggling cases and gold seized across India have dropped by half Union Finance Ministry data shows. A direct impact of the import duty cut from 15-6%. Gold smuggling is now a 'high risk low reward' business say insiders. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Aug/28/finance-ministry-data-reveals-import-duty-cut-down-gold-smuggling-in-india-by-half https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Aug/28/finance-ministry-data-reveals-import-duty-cut-down-gold-smuggling-in-india-by-half" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1960963308024160469) 2025-08-28T07:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Saw the complete speech. It's pretty bold articulate and polarising. Arun also reveals about his own inter-caste marriage boycotted by his wife's relatives action faced by Yadav after the Sterlite shooting and how govts will support cops doing their 'duty'. [--] . . #Chennai #DGP #ShankarJiwal #policeCommissioner #Arun #PolimerNews https://t.co/SRRJ4rZg7o [--] . . #Chennai #DGP #ShankarJiwal #policeCommissioner #Arun #PolimerNews https://t.co/SRRJ4rZg7o" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1961772327949209874) 2025-08-30T12:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "A year ago I broke the story of DRI's investigation of an elaborate gold diversion scam orchestrated by corrupt customs officers and jewellers at the Chennai Airport Cargo Complex. Last week @CBIHeadquarters filed an FIR and began investigations. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Sep/02/cbi-books-nine-in-rs-941-crore-gold-diversion-scam Express Exclusive on @xpresstn pg1 today: DRI has unearthed a Rs [---] crore scam where six Chennai jewellers diverted [----] kg of duty-free imported gold under the pretext of exporting jewellery to Dubai and Malaysia after paying massive" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1962787530065281355) 2025-09-02T07:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Kedar Jadhav's 120*(76) coming in at 63-4 in a chase of [---] against England in [----] On his home ground (Pune) Insane knock One batting performance people may have forgotten 👇 One batting performance people may have forgotten 👇" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1963234652132438279) 2025-09-03T13:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@omjasvinMD @TOIChennai @ASIGoI Super impact buddy" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1963895648882958662) 2025-09-05T09:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Congratulations to @Arappor and @JayaramArappor for completing a glorious decade in making the government accountable to its citizens. Also time to replug this [----] piece I did while in @TOIChennai on Jayaram's journey. Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/meet-the-anti-corruption-crusader-who-digs-up-dirt-to-set-right-system/articleshow/84755159.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/meet-the-anti-corruption-crusader-who-digs-up-dirt-to-set-right-system/articleshow/84755159.cms" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1964309531090948435) 2025-09-06T12:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "My comments during a panel discussion hosted by @Arappor this Sunday on their contribution in the last [--] years and the way forward. Thank you for inviting me @JayaramArappor . @Sidprabhakar7 Support Arappor by Donating at https://t.co/Pn85dQZN4W https://t.co/DSrujTST1F . @Sidprabhakar7 Support Arappor by Donating at https://t.co/Pn85dQZN4W https://t.co/DSrujTST1F" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1966134842984390739) 2025-09-11T13:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Opinion: Anger at Lokah misses how Malayalam cinema belongs in Bengaluru too https://share.google/EXXp0yNHfWbVMXoLc https://share.google/EXXp0yNHfWbVMXoLc" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1968162442288230719) 2025-09-17T03:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Enforcement Directorate is searching [--] premises linked to GRK Reddy (alleged benami of VK Sasikala) of MARG group in Chennai and Hyderabad: Sources @xpresstn" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1968548336266526892) 2025-09-18T05:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "MARG Realty MARG Project Infra and MARG Capital markets were identified as benamis of VK Sasikala by the Income Tax department in 2020: Sources Enforcement Directorate is searching [--] premises linked to GRK Reddy (alleged benami of VK Sasikala) of MARG group in Chennai and Hyderabad: Sources @xpresstn Enforcement Directorate is searching [--] premises linked to GRK Reddy (alleged benami of VK Sasikala) of MARG group in Chennai and Hyderabad: Sources @xpresstn" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1968607743188570537) 2025-09-18T09:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@Ruler_mahendr @xpresstn Please dm me" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1969320827582648326) 2025-09-20T08:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Replugging this because #AsiaCup2025 @thekorahabraham what do you think Anyone else thinks Pakistan's new star and opening bat Saim Ayub is Malayalam actor Shane Nigam's Doppelganger https://t.co/bmbC1ZWFOC Anyone else thinks Pakistan's new star and opening bat Saim Ayub is Malayalam actor Shane Nigam's Doppelganger https://t.co/bmbC1ZWFOC" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1969788217059848211) 2025-09-21T15:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "And the TN DGP office has told the Blue Cross chairman that there is no need to issue any separate circular in this regard as SHOs will any way take action if prima facie info is there. The DGP letter 👇 Police shall take action against harassment of animal feeders: Tamil Nadu DGP. If any complaint is received all police stations shall take action if prime facie information of a cognisable offence is disclosed the DGP said in a written response to the Blue Cross. The Blue https://t.co/AYvLmMaNLq Police shall take action against harassment of animal feeders: Tamil Nadu DGP. If any complaint is" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1970420771697918184) 2025-09-23T09:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Security personnel deployed for #TVK rally in Karur: [---] cops (IG Central zone camping in the district) Deployment for Leader of Opposition EPS's rally in Karur few days ago: [---] So according to @tnpoliceoffl bandobust for Vijay's rally was thrice as strong as EPS's" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1972247175276232850) 2025-09-28T10:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Appreciation post for our @xpresstn colleagues in Trichy and Karur for detailed reportage and sharp analysis in the last two days. @pearsonlenekar" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1972525087745262016) 2025-09-29T04:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Karur stampede: Greater Chennai Police has registered criminal cases against [--] social media accounts for spreading rumours. This should act as a strong deterrent to those continuing to do this: Police sources" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1972634186516509022) 2025-09-29T12:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Hindi film actor Vishal Brahma arrested by DRI Chennai for trafficking [--] kg of METHAQUALONE from Cambodia to Chennai. Brahma acted in Karan Johar production Student of the Year [--]. A Nigerian gang hired him to take the drug from Chennai to New Delhi by Train: Official sources" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1972951407088337214) 2025-09-30T09:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Ajit Agarkar and his team of selectors has been taken to the cleaners by #CheekyCheeka. Kudos to Anirudh Srikanth for not mincing his words emerging as a fearless voice in cricket broadcasting" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1975226716542177404) 2025-10-06T15:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In Eastern Europe NATO member Lithuania is spooked by balloons entering their air space. It carries.smuggled Belarusian cigarettes Fascinating https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-05/mystery-hot-air-balloons-unnerve-a-jittery-lithuaniautm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-05/mystery-hot-air-balloons-unnerve-a-jittery-lithuaniautm_source=chatgpt.com" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1975601884175212884) 2025-10-07T16:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Why the #Dashwanth case trial was a colossal mess: Our analysis shows that the trial court and Madras High Court had all the evidence to acquit him yet shockingly overlooked it. The shoddy investigation was apparent even to the lawyer defending Dashwanth @Rajalakshmi2398 # Deep Dive A #TNIE analysis on Dashwanth acquittal in #rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl. The acquittal exposes sloppy probe mishandling of evidence and poor understanding of forensic techniques. @AntoJoseph @NewIndianXpress Page anchored by: @jayadev https://t.co/LUJ6Ym7Y9B # Deep Dive A #TNIE analysis on Dashwanth" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1977229250978611367) 2025-10-12T04:26Z [----] followers, 24.9K engagements "TN cash-for-job scam: ED dossier details modus operandi names minister KN Nehru kin and aides CHENNAI: In its 232-page dossier sent to the Tamil Nadu police chief the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has explained in detail the alleged role played by Munici" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Oct/29/tn-cash-for-job-scam-ed-dossier-details-modus-operandi-names-minister-kn-nehru-kin-and-aides) 2025-10-30T01:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "EXPLAINER Flying under the radar: Why Chinese drones still dominate Indias skies despite an import ban The Indian drone market is estimated to be worth $1 billion and is poised to grow massively in the next five years with a projected value of $2.13 billion by 2" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/explainers/2025/May/03/flying-under-the-radar) 2026-01-14T16:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "ED flags new cash-for-jobs scam asks TN cops to initiate probe CHENNAI: Citing evidence unearthed during a raid conducted earlier this year the Enforcement Directorate has written a letter to the Tamil Nadu police on Monda" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Oct/29/ed-flags-new-cash-for-jobs-scam-asks-tn-cops-to-initiate-probe) 2025-10-29T02:30Z [----] followers, 146.4K engagements "Shell firms used to bribe ex-minister Vaithilingam ED tells DVAC CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a recent letter written to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has shared details regarding a" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/May/13/shell-firms-used-to-bribe-ex-minister-vaithilingam-ed-tells-dvac) 2026-01-21T06:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "CAG flags TNs rising interest burden shrinking capital spend CHENNAI: A CAG report on Tamil Nadu governments FY24 finances had appreciation for a sustainable debt to GSDP ratio but cautioned it on multiple counts includ" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Oct/18/cag-flags-tns-rising-interest-burden-shrinking-capital-spend) 2025-10-19T21:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "DVAC books home department official in DA case linked to sons gold smuggling CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Thursday registered a corruption case against a section officer in the Tamil Nadu Home Depar" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Jan/11/dvac-books-home-department-official-in-da-case-linked-to-sons-gold-smuggling) 2025-01-11T03:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "DVAC FIR reveals 50% less macadam used in road laid CHENNAI: One of the first FIRs filed by Tamil Nadus Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in [----] throws light on the possible extent of corrupti" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2025/Jan/09/dvac-fir-reveals-50-less-macadam-used-in-road-laid) 2025-01-09T04:00Z [----] followers, 13.5K engagements "Gulf Air fined Rs 1L for disallowing Chennai man on flight over single name on passport CHENNAI: Disallowing a Chennai resident from boarding a flight from Moscow to Dubai because his passport had only a single name has proved costly for Gulf Air a" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Oct/25/gulf-air-fined-rs-1l-for-disallowing-chennai-man-on-flight-over-single-name-on-passport) 2025-10-25T09:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Kerala gang busted at Chennai airport for trafficking endangered Bali Myna CHENNAI: Chennai Customs on Thursday busted an attempt by a Kerala-based gang led by a pet shop owner to traffic [--] exotic and endangered Indonesian songbird" [X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2025/Nov/02/kerala-gang-busted-at-chennai-airport-for-trafficking-endangered-bali-myna) 2025-11-03T13:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "RT @TOIChennai: Jayalalithaa death: Apollo Hospitals points out errors in recording medical terms demands constitution of team to help probe panel http://toi.in/2nocib http://toi.in/2nocib" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1078626691704975360) 2018-12-28T12:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Kudos to my senior colleague and friend @bsivakumarTOI who has reported a factual story on poor attendance of PMK MP Anbumani Ramadoss. Angry PMK cadre came to TOI office to 'discuss' the story. In a democracy engagement is good but it's better if it's polite" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1209831833317167104) 2019-12-25T13:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Official information: [--] roommates of the print journalist living in Triplicane who tested positive for #COVID19 are under observation. They are from three different media groups" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1251816496659001347) 2020-04-19T10:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "A saloon shop owner who kept his shop illegally open has tested positive for #COVID19 in Valasaravakkam of @chennaicorp . Now Greater Chennai Corporation has started contact tracing by asking residents who went to his shop. Around [--] have said they visited the shop" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1254670623957123072) 2020-04-27T07:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Thanks to #COVID19 Southern Railway has completed demolition of the dilapidated Elephant gate bridge in Basin Bridge in [--] days. Otherwise several hundred trains would have had to be cancelled" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1259070893612863493) 2020-05-09T10:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Update: [---] passengers got down from the Delhi-Chennai Rajdhani special that came to Chennai Central at 8pm [---] opted for free accomodation [---] for paid accomodation. They were taken in buses. Last bus left at 10pm" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1260987556339957761) 2020-05-14T17:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Spent a couple of hours inside #COVID19 control room of @chennaicorp to see how doctors social workers cops etc go about tracking contacts finding the source of infection in a primary case etc. It's like a well-coordinated dance" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1263315429168017408) 2020-05-21T03:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "18 RPF staff from Southern Railway Chennai who recovered from #covid19 donated their blood plasma at Railway hospital Perambur. 👏👏👏" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1280838788869054464) 2020-07-08T12:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Kanyakumari MP H Vasanthkumar got probably the best medical treatment and yet passed away. Shows that #COVID19 not yet over. Please wear masks keep distance and keep washing hands" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1299344846327443459) 2020-08-28T13:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Heavy water logging in Velachery. People have started parking cars on top of the flyover opposite the MRTS station @chennaicorp" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1331488535614898176) 2020-11-25T06:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Got my first shot of #covid19 vaccine (Covidshield) today at Chennai corporation headquarters. Extremely cordial staff it was over in a jiffy. Thank you @chennaicorp" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1368894398113607682) 2021-03-08T12:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "My two cents on Chennai's #covid19 scenario: Cases are stagnant and Test positvity rate decreasing (only for a day or two) as @chennaicorp is testing an impressive 17k samples a day. If testing sustains at this level till 30th likely to show positive effects" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1382684151342505985) 2021-04-15T13:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Second oxygen express arrived in Tiruvallur (outskirts of Chennai) today with [----] metric tonnes of liquid oxygen" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1393478852807065601) 2021-05-15T08:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "People inside homes streets and roads bereft of traffic @chennaicorp has decided to use these as an advantage and carry out intense cleaning drives across the city removing debris garbage and weeds. Top engineers put in charge of each zone" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1398122122367553536) 2021-05-28T03:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The fantastic professor Jothi Sivagnanam head of Economics department at University of Madras has been appointed as a member of the TNPSC" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1414937750227152897) 2021-07-13T13:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Just in: a study released by National Institute of Epidemiology shows that mask compliance in Chennai has improved. Face mask compliance was [--] percent in slums and [--] percent in non slum outdoor areas of @chennaicorp It was [--] percent in March in slum and non-slum areas" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1416058963234234368) 2021-07-16T15:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In today's @TOIChennai I profiled anti-corruption activist @JayaramArappor a man who quit a six-figure dollar salary job in USA's Silicon Valley to return home and help make our lives better [---] words don't do complete justice to his journey but do read https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/meet-the-man-who-digs-up-dirt-to-set-right-system/articleshow/84746110.cmsfbclid=IwAR03f--zYj1nk6M2osGFBGJTzJAk7aE20ilDooDuRNPmTqg59yicVKvCorQ" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1419590340571373570) 2021-07-26T09:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Complainant in SP Velumani corruption case @Arappor invites @VanathiBJP for public debate on the evidences provided by them after she questions the cases against the AIADMK leader and former minister. Arappor says complaint based on RTI information" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1425730334910386178) 2021-08-12T08:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Enjoyed this review of Rudra Thaandavam by @SecondShowTamil https://youtu.be/j78enalqhok https://youtu.be/j78enalqhok" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1445084901666025472) 2021-10-04T17:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The soundtrack of #NatchathiramNagargiradhu is extraordinarily rich colourful and psychedelic. Congratulations @tenmamakesmusic" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1561983541025869824) 2022-08-23T07:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Boats are out in Chennai. From a Perungudi resident #ChennaiRains #ChennaiFloods" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1731556272905052316) 2023-12-04T06:09Z [----] followers, 47.8K engagements "Road roko at Luz signal in Mylapore now demanding water removal from PS Sivaswamy Salai and restoration of power supply #ChennaiFloods2023" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1732412067410588096) 2023-12-06T14:49Z [----] followers, 288.8K engagements "Smart innovation by a Central govt officer in Velachery. Used a solar-powered emergency light to charge his phone. Changed the wire and connected it to his powerbank 🙂 #ChennaiFloods2023" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1732645658597720245) 2023-12-07T06:18Z [----] followers, 19.4K engagements "When the dust settles people might realise that BJP's performance in Tamil Nadu has been good. Their vote share is at 11% up from 3% in [----]. In some seats AIADMK candidate has gotten a lot fewer votes than the BJP candidate. Especially in Coimbatore Vellore Chennai South" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1797984847354536325) 2024-06-04T13:32Z [----] followers, 11.6K engagements "🚨Breaking on Pg1 of @xpresstn today: Enforcement Directorate has recently sent a detailed dossier to Tamil Nadu DGP with details of the massive Rs [----] crore river sand mining case. 23.6L units of sand found illegally mined (1/n) Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/27/ed-sends-dossier-to-dgp-says-236l-units-of-sand-mined-illegally-in-tn https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/27/ed-sends-dossier-to-dgp-says-236l-units-of-sand-mined-illegally-in-tn" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1806150667461132792) 2024-06-27T02:20Z [----] followers, 23.4K engagements "(1/n) How a Chennai Youtuber with no prior retail experience was hired and financed by a Sri Lankan gold smuggling syndicate in Abu Dhabi to rent a shop in Chennai Airport to smuggle [---] kg gold worth Rs [---] crore Link to my today's report in @xpresstn : https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/01/how-a-youtuber-set-up-shop-at-chennai-airport-to-help-gold-smugglers https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/01/how-a-youtuber-set-up-shop-at-chennai-airport-to-help-gold-smugglers" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1807632345291219142) 2024-07-01T04:28Z [----] followers, 80.9K engagements "🚨 Breaking on @xpresstn Of the [---] animals seized at a Kolathur house by TN forest officials and Chennai Customs [--] turtles have died. Several others including baby star tortoises are in a critical condition in Vandalur zoo. The rescued ball python isn't eating. Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Aug/14/sacked-cop-used-rented-home-in-chennai-for-trafficking-wildlife-species https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Aug/14/sacked-cop-used-rented-home-in-chennai-for-trafficking-wildlife-species" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1823557937526141410) 2024-08-14T03:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "A big demand for high-end and rare luxury watches costing anywhere up to Rs [--] crores among the super-rich in India is fueling a unique smuggling modus operandi from Hong Kong and Dubai. Watches like Patek Philippe Breguet Rolex etc are bought in black using crypto currency and Hawala and smuggled into India evading a 40% Customs duty. Read my detailed analysis on this in today's pg1 of TNIE Chennai. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/05/high-duty-short-supply-fuel-luxury-watch-smuggling" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1842399971091390646) 2024-10-05T03:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After facing huge backlash over its poor response to Air show crowds Southern Railway puts out a detailed press note. However it FAILS to indicate how many extra MRTS trains it ran to manage the crowd. Says footfall was [--] times the regular but why wasn't this expected @DrmChennai @GMSRailway" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1842929806926578049) 2024-10-06T14:08Z [----] followers, 23.1K engagements "A 15-year-old Dalit girl from Thanjavur district working as a maid in the house of a couple in Aminijikarai in west Chennai was found dead in their bathroom on November [--] @chennaipolice_ has registered a murder case detained six people including the couple. SC/ST PoA also likely to be invoked. Burn injuries were found on the girl's body. As of now no evidence of sexual assault police sources said" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1852694830826291573) 2024-11-02T12:50Z [----] followers, 26.1K engagements "Into Jaffer Sadiq's international drug syndicate: To run his cartel in Australia and NZ Sadiq hired three drivers who fraudulently obtained Dubai work permits and resident visas and tried to send them to Auckland. Six firms in Chennai Trichy and Delhi sent [---] consignments to [--] companies in Australia NZ and Malaysia which were declared as food products with pseudoephedrine concealed in them. Some of the Aussie firms were controlled by Sadiq himself based on documents seized by ED and NCB. The people he hired were poor labourers/auto drivers in whose names these firms were started. Drugs were" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1857261167011319900) 2024-11-15T03:15Z [----] followers, 11.6K engagements "How Jaffer Sadiq laundered his drug money through [--] business in Tamil Nadu: ED's investigation has found that Sadiq had firms in scrap trade seafood indoor sports Tamil film industry and restaurants. To convert black money into white he used a network of agents who would deposit his cash back into the firms' accounts as unsecured loans for which a commission of 1-3% was paid. Same MO used to buy properties and cars worth Rs [--] crores. Most businesses were loss-making with cooked up ITRs and senseless documents. For instance a biryani shop didn't have traces of buying spices and condiments an" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1857617757623206227) 2024-11-16T02:52Z [----] followers, 22.1K engagements "How Jaffer Sadiq allegedly laundered drug money into six Tamil films he produced and the role played by director Ameer Sulthan based on ED's probe: Sadiq infused Rs [--] crore cash earned allegedly from his drug monies into films through AVS Marimuthu a trader who used accounts of several Marwaris of North Chennai. These agents sent Sadiq's cash back to his JSM Pictures account disguised as loans for which they earned commissions of 1-3%. Rs [--] crore cash was pumped into six films ED said. ED identifies director Ameer as Sadiq's mentor under whose tutelage his film business was established." [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1857976868785295475) 2024-11-17T02:39Z [----] followers, 72.9K engagements "Scoop: Enforcement Directorate's probe has linked one of Jaffer Sadiq's firms used for money laundering to a contractor of the Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation. Sadiq's Coalescence Ventures supplied geometry boxes and School bags to Sri Appu Direct which was the TN government's contractor. Coalescence was started with the money earned from the export of Pseudoephedrine and Ketamine to Malaysia Australia and New Zealand ED says. This transaction was done in a round-about manner through a shell company owned by Sadiq's business partner. In a follow-up probe ED alleges that owners of Sri Appu" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1868497583343091955) 2024-12-16T03:25Z [----] followers, 16.6K engagements "How do road contractors cheat the TN government in construction of poor roads One of the first FIRs filed by DVAC in [----] gives the blueprint. It details how Rs [--] lakh was swindled for construction of just a 2km stretch of a rural road in Thiruvallur district by reducing the thickness of the bitumen and macadam layers. My short report on this with quotes from @JayaramArappor https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2025/Jan/09/dvac-fir-reveals-50-less-macadam-used-in-road-laid" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1877203806284579235) 2025-01-09T04:00Z [----] followers, 13.5K engagements "Scoop: A Tamil Nadu home department official has been booked by DVAC for corruption after her son an Indigo ground staff at Chennai airport was alleged to be a gold smuggling kingpin. Proceeds of gold smuggling by Karemullah the airport staff was found to be used to amass disproportionate assets by SA Shahira Banu a Goondas section officer in the state Home department. Karemullah was found to be involved in the [----] kg gold smuggling racket involving his subordinates Barkatullah and a Sri Lankan transit passenger in June [----]. My exclusive for @xpresstn today." [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1877926118273257836) 2025-01-11T03:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "A short feature on Vellore Prison's boot making unit. Please do check it out 😊 By @Rajalakshmi2398 https://youtu.be/CGuR5g5wXEUsi=sZSXvMkVGQdRO48e https://youtu.be/CGuR5g5wXEUsi=sZSXvMkVGQdRO48e" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1912785141619126566) 2025-04-17T08:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Stunning claim by @Arappor: Brigade group allowed to build multi-storey apartments INSIDE Pallikaranai marshland declared as Ramsar site. Alleges collusion by all arms of TN environment department and CMDA in allowing this violation @supriyasahuias #ChennaiFloods" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1981254698083766373) 2025-10-23T07:01Z [----] followers, 41K engagements "TN govt responds to Brigade group project allegedly inside Pallikaranai marshland: Tl;dr of govt statement: the buildings are inside the Ramsar site but it has not yet been delineated and hence is private patta land and not protected under Wetland conservation rules. Stunning claim by @Arappor: Brigade group allowed to build multi-storey apartments INSIDE Pallikaranai marshland declared as Ramsar site. Alleges collusion by all arms of TN environment department and CMDA in allowing this violation @supriyasahuias #ChennaiFloods https://t.co/UJxmdJ1nvr Stunning claim by @Arappor: Brigade group" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1983124922881978805) 2025-10-28T10:53Z [----] followers, 12.9K engagements "@TamilVoicer No sir. That's not the bone of contention. It is whether the Brigade project falls in an area covered under what the govt classified as Ramsar site which bars construction" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1983153105744351384) 2025-10-28T12:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Breaking on @xpresstn ED flags a massive cash-for-jobs scam in TN's MAWS department appointment of [----] staff says Rs 25-35 lakh paid per post exams rigged. Names multiple politicians people close to them and officials in letter to TN police chief https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Oct/29/ed-flags-new-cash-for-jobs-scam-asks-tn-cops-to-initiate-probe https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Oct/29/ed-flags-new-cash-for-jobs-scam-asks-tn-cops-to-initiate-probe" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1983360716448117058) 2025-10-29T02:30Z [----] followers, 145.2K engagements "Breaking on @xpresstn DVAC files FIR in the Anna University 'ghost faculty' scam exposed by @Arappor [--] officials [--] professors [--] colleges named as accused in FIR. 47% of colleges found to be involved. Strong words in FIR👇" [X Link](https://x.com/Sidprabhakar7/status/1989517667712340406) 2025-11-15T02:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@Sidprabhakar7 Siddharth Prabhakar
Siddharth Prabhakar posts on X about india, in the, money, dubai the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Engagements: [-------] #
Mentions: [--] #
Followers: [------] #
CreatorRank: [-------] #
Social Influence
Social category influence countries finance travel destinations technology brands social networks currencies automotive brands stocks luxury brands fashion brands
Social topic influence india, in the, money, dubai, malaysia, lakh, murder, gold, agencies, tamil nadu
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @xpresstn @chennaicorp @chennaicustoms @chennaipolice @toichennai @arappor @tnpoliceoffl @mkstalin @jayaramarappor @omjasvinmd @timesofindia @ponvasanth @newindianxpress @gmsrailway @thekorahabraham @fpjindia @indiatoday @thehindu @dired @spvelumanicbe
Top assets mentioned Civic (CVC)
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"CBI books nine in Rs 941-crore gold diversion scam CHENNAI: The CBI has booked four customs officers four Chennai-based jewellers and a representative of a logistics firm in the alleged diversion of [----] kg of"
X Link 2025-09-02T07:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"SL Tamils using Aadhaar to get passports sets off alarm CHENNAI: Multiple enforcement agencies in Tamil Nadu have uncovered a modus operandi used by a few Lankan Tamils to fraudulently get Aadhaar cards based on whic"
X Link 2025-09-26T04:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Rs [----] crore ponzi scam: ED quizzes accused deported from Thailand in Puzhal jail CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has commenced a money laundering probe into an alleged Rs 6000-crore scam where the Vellore-based LNS International F"
X Link 2025-09-23T09:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Not in grams but in kilograms: TN cops drug data proves Governor wrong CHENNAI: The data on synthetic drug seizure available with the state Enforcement Bureau-CID has debunked a statement made by Governor RN Ravi at Tenkasi two wee"
X Link 2024-10-19T03:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Centres online gaming Bill likely to render TNOGA redundant CHENNAI: The union governments new online gaming Bill passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday which bans games of skill and chance played using real money will i"
X Link 2025-08-22T07:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Finance Ministry data reveals import duty cut down gold smuggling in India by half CHENNAI: The total quantity of smuggled gold seized by enforcement agencies and the number of such cases dropped by around 50% in 2024-25 in comparison to the p"
X Link 2025-08-28T07:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Aspiring journalists. Be smart. Choose print. Or digital media"
X Link 2020-08-27T17:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Though @ShekharGupta hasn't spoken about it people in TN might recall VV Minerals and Vaikundarajan when they see this fascinating Cut The Clutter on Rare Earths China and Quad. https://youtu.be/mXpGXmNh7MI https://youtu.be/mXpGXmNh7MI"
X Link 2021-03-13T03:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@dramadhikari Totally unrelated but there's a stunt choreographer in Tamil cinema called. Jaguar Thangam https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Thangam https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Thangam"
X Link 2023-11-30T05:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Thread : Even really good storm water drains might not be effective at all times in a coastal city like #Chennai. Low and high tides of the sea play an important role in how water drains from roads--storm water drains ---canal--river--sea. (1/5)"
X Link 2023-11-30T09:49Z [----] followers, 11.5K engagements
"Thread: Some quick developments connecting @dir_ed in Tamil Nadu 1) With ED probing sand mining TN govt passed an order mandating prior permission before employees can produce documents before Central govt agencies Link to the story by @DennisJesudasan"
X Link 2023-12-02T06:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Happy birthday @sanjusadagopan Looks like it is gonna be a memorable one"
X Link 2023-12-03T03:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Tainted ED official used PMO name wanted hawala transfer Bribe transfer recorded in dash cam of complainant's car @TOIChennai records all important details of the DVAC FIR succinctly #chennai #TamilNadu"
X Link 2023-12-03T03:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"If Revanth Reddy does become Telangana chief minister will he be the only former ABVP/RSS member to become a Congress chief minister in the recent past #ElectionResults"
X Link 2023-12-03T10:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Such amazing photographs. The photo-journalist himself would have been standing in knee-deep water and braving the rain to click this #ChennaiFloods"
X Link 2023-12-04T05:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Status of roads just behind Kavery hospital Alwarpet (Dec [--] 2pm) Even cars finding it tough to navigate the inundation #ChennaiFloods"
X Link 2023-12-05T08:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Digital good governance includes active social media presence and grievance redressal and a good website rich with citizen-friendly information. @chennaicorp has been able to achieve this Tambaram Avadi and others need to step up"
X Link 2023-12-05T16:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"If anyone needs milk packets in and around Guindy and Velachery pls contact @naaabhishek . He has [--] packets available. Cc @ChennaiCares"
X Link 2023-12-06T06:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""No water to drink. Sewage inside our homes no electricity. Nobody has come to drain out water" complained a lady. Residents of some 4-5 streets around PS Sivaswamy Salai have stopped traffic at Luz-Mylapore junction #ChennaiFloods2023"
X Link 2023-12-06T14:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
""Remove stagnating water first. Restore electricity" residents tell cops. Cops unable to say anything. Sympathise with them how can they answer for civic issues #ChennaiFloods2023"
X Link 2023-12-06T15:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Thread: Here's what residents of PS Sivaswamy Salai a wide bus route road with a very old sewage pumping station have faced since [----] floods Nov 2015: A huge crater formed in the middle of the road due to sewage pipeline burst Image from"
X Link 2023-12-07T07:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Thread: The curious questions in the conviction of a Nigerian in #Chennai for trying to smuggle #Meth to Qatar In October a special court in Chennai convicted Medavakkam resident Glen Thomas for sending [---] gm Meth to Qatar through post. Here are some things I found curious 1/n"
X Link 2023-12-26T06:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"India cricketer R Ashwin was given an invitation for the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony today Seen in pic: @SuryahSG"
X Link 2024-01-18T14:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Excellent presentation and coverage of the budgets of Tambaram and Avadi Corporation by @TOIChennai Was surprised to see that Tambaram presented a surplus budget Tambaram and Avadi corporations presented their budgets for 2024-25 on Thursday - To focus on water supply and drainage infra. - Seeks more funds from the state govt. Without state funds and wise resource management both corporations will struggle experts say https://t.co/rXLEJl9sC5 Tambaram and Avadi corporations presented their budgets for 2024-25 on Thursday - To focus on water supply and drainage infra. - Seeks more funds from"
X Link 2024-03-01T08:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"If any political leader or anyone else is telling you that Drug addiction is a Tamil Nadu-only problem they are misleading you. It's a major issue affecting youngsters across India across economic and social classes. There's enough evidence of it. #Drugs"
X Link 2024-03-06T08:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Wow Yusuf Pathan to contest Lok Sabha polls as a Trinamool Candidate from West Bengal. Did not see that coming"
X Link 2024-03-10T10:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Cricketer Yusuf Pathan will be contesting from Baharampur. This is a constituency that Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has held since [----]. To know about the kind of influence he wields there check this out :"
X Link 2024-03-10T10:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"A detailed profile of lottery business owner Santiago Martin and his links with political parties too. For example that his wife is part of BJP-ally IJK and of course his close links to DMK"
X Link 2024-03-18T05:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Going by the Facbook page of Santiago Martin's wife Leema Rose she shared a stage with top BJP leaders just [--] days ago at an IJK rally"
X Link 2024-03-18T07:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Congress and BJP [----] candidates list for Tamil Nadu expected soon. Waiting to see if the buzz around former IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil and former Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan getting seats is true. #2024elections"
X Link 2024-03-20T07:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Was wondering if AIADMK will be criticised in Tamil Nadu rallies of Prime Minister Modi and other senior BJP leaders. Looks like that will start happening from now. Former health minister and senior AIADMK leader C Vijayabaskar raided by ED today"
X Link 2024-03-21T03:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"SP Velumani is AIADMK's strongest leader a major reason why its then alliance partner BJP managed to win a few seats in [----]. But TBH don't see him attacking BJP too strongly given the litany of corruption cases he faces with strong evidence given by @Arappor Probably the AIADMK's first strong attack against BJP coming from a tall leader: Coimbatore ADMK strongman @SPVelumanicbe challenges @BJP4TamilNadu to appoint booth level agents first and then challenge AIADMK. Probably the AIADMK's first strong attack against BJP coming from a tall leader: Coimbatore ADMK strongman @SPVelumanicbe"
X Link 2024-03-27T04:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Kerala BJP President K Surendran while talking about latest human-animal conflict in the state's forest areas: The wild elephants came to the town more often than Rahul Gandhi came to Wayanad"
X Link 2024-03-28T10:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Kasaragod Kerala Rajmohan Unnithan is upset that his nomination was not taken first by collector. But why the hurry As per astrology the auspicious time to file nomination was between 10-12pm. And he was prevented from doing that it seems"
X Link 2024-04-03T06:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Do read this good analysis of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency by @RudhranJourno Dravidian parties on top despite myriad pulls pressures in multi-cultural Krishnagiri https://www.dtnext.in/lok-sabha-polls/dravidian-parties-on-top-despite-myriad-pulls-pressures-in-multi-cultural-krishnagiri-778192 https://www.dtnext.in/lok-sabha-polls/dravidian-parties-on-top-despite-myriad-pulls-pressures-in-multi-cultural-krishnagiri-778192"
X Link 2024-04-06T11:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Usually gold smugglers are caught in the arrival area of an international airport. But in this case Chennai Customs busted this operation in the departure lounge. Read this report to know the whys and the hows https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/May/21/gap-in-wall-gold-smugglers-nabbed-at-chennai-airport https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/May/21/gap-in-wall-gold-smugglers-nabbed-at-chennai-airport"
X Link 2024-05-21T14:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"After busting a new mode of gold smuggling @ChennaiCustoms will now take action to plug gaps in walls and glass partitions in the airport's international terminal and also check toilets to prevent such attempts"
X Link 2024-05-22T03:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Thread: To mark World No Tobacco Day (May 31) here's my detailed report on @tnpoliceoffl efforts to seize gutkha across the state. Features a short interview with TN DGP Shankar Jiwal. [----] tonnes of banned tobacco products seized in [---] years Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/01/1009-tonnes-of-banned-tobacco-products-seized-by-tn-cops-since-2022 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/01/1009-tonnes-of-banned-tobacco-products-seized-by-tn-cops-since-2022"
X Link 2024-06-02T03:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Cops in @chennaipolice_ and @TNTVLRPOLICE have found that gutkha and other chewable tobacco mainly comes from Karnataka and Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. Strategy is to be vigilant at check-posts and at shops selling these on the sky Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/01/1009-tonnes-of-banned-tobacco-products-seized-by-tn-cops-since-2022 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/01/1009-tonnes-of-banned-tobacco-products-seized-by-tn-cops-since-2022"
X Link 2024-06-02T03:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The most kick-ass album of [----]. Ilayaraja is God's gift to us ordinary humans. Happy birthday #rajasir At the age of [--] he can pull off this brilliant album in Modern love story Chennai. https://t.co/iuuXJ3JFOp At the age of [--] he can pull off this brilliant album in Modern love story Chennai. https://t.co/iuuXJ3JFOp"
X Link 2024-06-02T04:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"At 9:11am the ECI website reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trailing in Varanasi by [----] votes. Maybe that's why we need to hold our horses and wait for some time for actual trends to emerge"
X Link 2024-06-04T03:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It's not even 10am on counting day but just look at some of the leads BJP candidates have in Gujarat Ahmedabad West: [-----] votes Gandhinagar (Amit Shah): [-----] votes Rajkot: [-----] votes"
X Link 2024-06-04T04:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"BJP leads in Gujarat: Ahmedabad West: [----] lakh Gandhinagar: 96452"
X Link 2024-06-04T04:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Congress candidate Sasikanth Senthil leads by [-----] votes in Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency. BJP's Pon Balaganapathy is second #resultswithTNIE"
X Link 2024-06-04T05:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Multiple #IPL winner and former India cricketer Yusuf Pathan is currently third from the Baharampur seat in West Bengal"
X Link 2024-06-04T05:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Sasikanth Senthil the Congress candidate from Tiruvallur Lok Sabha seat now has a comfortable lead of [-----] votes. However K Nallathambi of DMDK (AIADMK alliance) is now in second place. BJP's Pon Balaganapathy moves to third #ResultswithTNIE @santwana99"
X Link 2024-06-04T05:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"PMK's Sowmya Anbumani is leading in Dharmapuri the only NDA candidate in Tamil Nadu in the lead as of 11:10am DMK had dropped its high performing incumbent MP Dr Senthilkumar and given the ticket to A Mani on this seat for this poll"
X Link 2024-06-04T05:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Congress registers its first win in [----] Lok Sabha polls. EC website declares Jalandhar (Punjab) constituency results. Seat won by former CM Charanjit Singh Channi by [----] lakh votes"
X Link 2024-06-04T08:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Theory that AIADMK+BJP would have at least arithmetically defeated DMK does not hold true in Chennai and its suburbs DMK vote % is more than AIADMK+BJP in: Chennai (all 3) Tiruvallur Sriperumbudur Kancheepuram Except Chennai South and Kancheepuram DMK polled 50% votes"
X Link 2024-06-05T08:53Z [----] followers, 29.7K engagements
"AIADMK had never forfeited its deposit in a Lok Sabha election from its inception. Until [----]. @pon_vasanth took a dive into historical data for this page [--] news report. #TamilNadu #ResultsWithTNIE For the first time since its inception in [----] #AIADMK has lost it's security deposits in seven of the [--] constituencies it contested on its popular Two Leaves symbol. @pon_vasanth Read more here: https://t.co/54vLjAsDPV #ResultsWithTNIE For the first time since its inception in [----] #AIADMK has lost it's security deposits in seven of the [--] constituencies it contested on its popular Two Leaves"
X Link 2024-06-06T04:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"There was a lot of buzz about five other 'Pannerselvams' contesting in the Ramanathapuram seat against former TN chief minister @OfficeOfOPS Well the "dummy" candidates polled only [----] votes had no impact whatsoever My report in today's @xpresstn https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/06/dummy-panneerselvams-against-ops-fail-to-make-a-mark-in-ramanathapuram https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/06/dummy-panneerselvams-against-ops-fail-to-make-a-mark-in-ramanathapuram"
X Link 2024-06-06T07:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Loco-pilot from Chennai Aiswarya S Menon invited to attend swearing-in ceremony of Lok Sabha on Sunday. She has completed more than [--] lakh footplate hours on many trains including Vande Bharat"
X Link 2024-06-07T13:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Thread: Busting a massive smuggling racket involving a transit passenger from Sri Lanka and an Indigo ground staff @ChennaiCustoms seized [----] kg gold worth Rs [---] crore over the weekend My detailed report in today's TNIE https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jun/10/126-kg-gold-seized-at-chennai-airport-airline-staff-lankan-man-held https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jun/10/126-kg-gold-seized-at-chennai-airport-airline-staff-lankan-man-held"
X Link 2024-06-10T03:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"It is one of the biggest busts involving a transit passenger at Chennai airport. The Sri Lankan native was travelling from Singapore to Dubai with a stopover at Chennai. Transfer of gold is supposed to have happened in the toilet https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jun/10/126-kg-gold-seized-at-chennai-airport-airline-staff-lankan-man-held https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jun/10/126-kg-gold-seized-at-chennai-airport-airline-staff-lankan-man-held"
X Link 2024-06-10T03:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Thread: Gold smuggling nexus between international passengers transiting through Chennai airport and local airport staff is a major menace and economic security concern according to @ChennaiCustoms Here's my detailed report in @xpresstn today Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system"
X Link 2024-06-11T03:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Here's how the modus operandi works: Instead of a direct flight from Colombo/Singapore to Dubai passengers opt for a transit through Chennai stay here for 15-24 hours and pass the gold through toilets to airport staff who then bring it out. Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system"
X Link 2024-06-11T03:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Legally speaking @ChennaiCustoms can't go and check transit passengers as they have not yet entered India. Dozens of Kgs of gold worth several crores have been smuggled in like this at Chennai say sources Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/11/gold-rush-ground-staff-join-transit-passengers-in-gaming-the-system"
X Link 2024-06-11T03:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"While investigating a 'routine' currency smuggling case @ChennaiCustoms stumbled upon a gold smuggling racket involving four Tamil-speaking Malaysians with links to a T Nagar gold trader My story on page [--] of @NewIndianXpress today Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/17/malaysia-to-pondy-bazaar-gold-smuggling-gang-busted https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/17/malaysia-to-pondy-bazaar-gold-smuggling-gang-busted"
X Link 2024-06-17T12:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The T Nagar trader had given Rs [--] lakh to the Malaysians to bring in some more gold from the south-east Asian country. Case likely to be handed over to Income Tax for further probe. Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/17/malaysia-to-pondy-bazaar-gold-smuggling-gang-busted https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/17/malaysia-to-pondy-bazaar-gold-smuggling-gang-busted"
X Link 2024-06-17T12:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"How @chennaipolice_ nabbed a murder convict using the 'Madurai Parotta' making skills of a constable Incidentally the convict had taken to the restaurant business while on the run Do read my detailed story in @xpresstn Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/21/how-madurai-parotta-helped-catch-a-convict-who-jumped-parole-for-four-years https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/21/how-madurai-parotta-helped-catch-a-convict-who-jumped-parole-for-four-years"
X Link 2024-06-22T02:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"K Armstrong was an advocate and prominent Ambedkarite voice remembered by many in North Chennai as someone who helped in educating and empowering many youngsters. @xpresstn coverage on pg1 today on the Armstrong murder. @pon_vasanth @NirupamaViswa"
X Link 2024-07-06T02:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In Tamil Nadu this is one of the main reasons cited by DVAC whenever asked about the drop in number of cases registered. @jgopikrishnan70 Sec 17A of PC Act is a huge impediment for CBI. Even in the bank fraud cases referred by the banks in most cases public servants are out of the purview of the investigation for want of Sec [--] A sanction. ACB New Delhi the largest branch in CBI is surviving only through trap @jgopikrishnan70 Sec 17A of PC Act is a huge impediment for CBI. Even in the bank fraud cases referred by the banks in most cases public servants are out of the purview of the"
X Link 2024-07-15T01:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Why knowing an extra language helps: It was the Hindi fluency of a 27-year-old Chennai native police constable that helped Tambaram police nab a Jharkhand based murder accused from his native village Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/21/police-arrest-navalur-murder-case-accused-in-jharkhand https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/21/police-arrest-navalur-murder-case-accused-in-jharkhand"
X Link 2024-07-21T05:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Expelled DMK leader Jaffer Sadiq's brother Mohammed Saleem arrested by Enforcement Directorate Saleem had been expelled by the VCK ED is investigating the money laundering aspect of the pseudoephedrine trafficking to Australia and New Zealand busted by Narcotics Control Bureau in which Jaffer Sadiq is believed to be the mastermind ED Chennai has made a significant arrest in the ongoing investigation into high-profile drug smuggling and money laundering. Mohammed Saleem has been arrested under the provisions of PMLA [----] for his involvement in laundering proceeds linked to the Jaffer Sadiq"
X Link 2024-08-13T13:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"🚨TN anti corruption agency DVAC did not want to share investigation documents with the Enforcement Directorate which was probing the money laundering aspect of a corruption case booked by it. Though a Chennai court has overruled the state agency citing a Supreme Court verdict DVAC's arguments were interesting. Curiously the accused also filed a memo in the court opposing sharing of documents with ED. Read all about it in my detailed report for @xpresstn https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Aug/17/graft-case-dvac-told-to-give-files-to-ed-to-probe-money-laundering"
X Link 2024-08-17T04:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Enforcement Bureau-CID of TN police seizes [---] bottles of spurious liquor on Friday. On August [--] CIU Inspector J.Raman and his team received secret information about the manufacturing of spurious liquor at a house in Kumbakonam. The CIU team rushed to the spot and secured the accused Syed Ibrahim while he was loading the spurious liquor bottles into a Chevrolet Car. Syed Ibrahim (46) was arrested. He had purchased Pondicherry Arrack in bulk and mixed Pondicherry arrack with colouring agent bottled it in TNIMFL empty Bottles and pasted fake labels and Holograms. Based on the interrogation the"
X Link 2024-08-24T14:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"40730 Kgs of Banned Tobacco products seized Rs [----] crore fine collected and [----] premises sealed by Tamil Nadu police since June 2024: In the last [--] months a huge quantity of [-----] Kgs of banned tobacco products was seized and [----] cases were registered exclusively by @tnpoliceoffl against offenders. A fine amount of Rs.7.26 crore was imposed by the Food Safety Department and [----] shops were sealed on the basis of the reports given by Police. Joint raids are being conducted by [---] teams of Police Food Safety department officials and personnel from Local Bodies near educational institutions"
X Link 2024-08-28T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Contraband seized by @COPTBM from Abode Valley in Potheri near SRM college today: [---] gm Ganja [--] Ganja chocolate [--] ml Ganja oil [--] Bhang [--] smoking pot [--] Hookah machine [--] kg hookah powder [--] students secured #Tambaram #SRM"
X Link 2024-08-31T06:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Breaking: DRI Chennai busts a big methamphetamine drug trafficking network seized [--] kg of the narcotic worth Rs [--] crore meant for Sri Lanka through the sea route arrests [--]. Arrests made at Potheri outside Chennai #drugtrafficking"
X Link 2024-08-31T16:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"🚨 Tamil Nadu has emerged as a key transit point for international drug syndicates trafficking meth from 'Golden Triangle' to Sri Lanka Malaysia and Australia What we know so far: - Seizures by NCB and DRI show increasing trend - Involvement of Sri Lankan Tamils Manipuri Tamils and locals in this - Drug comes from Myanmar. Border towns of Tamu and Moreh (Manipur) important locations for the syndicate - Comes to Chennai via train transferred to Rameswaram Tuticorin and Nagapattinam via road train or cars - Mid sea transfers through fishing boats and onward to Sri Lanka - Air cargo and sea"
X Link 2024-09-09T04:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Part [--] of @xpresstn series exploring Metha trafficking: How a Green tea bag with Mandarin markings indicates TN links to meth syndicates in Malaysia and Australia Other pointers: -Rameswaram native facing investigation by Australian police in a pseudoephedrine case -Jaffer Sadiq case is also a similar case of trafficking pseudoephedrine to Australia NZ -Guanyinwang tea bag is the predominant meth packaging form in Malaysia Do read my detailed piece: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/10/heavy-mix-meth-in-chinese-tea-bag-shows-tn-malaysia-links"
X Link 2024-09-10T02:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The piece also points out how Methamphetamine seizures in neighbouring Sri Lanka are increasing it's now the second most popular drug in the country (based on seizures). This data point is important as most cases of Meth seized in Tamil Nadu are bound for Sri Lanka Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/10/heavy-mix-meth-in-chinese-tea-bag-shows-tn-malaysia-links https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/10/heavy-mix-meth-in-chinese-tea-bag-shows-tn-malaysia-links"
X Link 2024-09-10T02:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Cyber crime scamsters operating in Thailand Laos and Cambodia have taken out a whopping Rs [-----] crore from India in January 2023-February [----] period according to an official release issued by @tnpoliceoffl Details of this modus operandi and action taken in pic 👇#cyberslavery"
X Link 2024-09-12T07:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Immigration officials at Chennai international airport on Tuesday arrested two Malaysians with 100+ Indian sim cards to be used in cybercrimes in Laos Cambodia etc Second such arrest in Chennai in [--] months My detailed story also about why Indian sims are used in cyber scams 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/26/cybercrime-ring-two-malaysians-held-at-chennai-airport-with-100-sim-cards https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/26/cybercrime-ring-two-malaysians-held-at-chennai-airport-with-100-sim-cards"
X Link 2024-09-26T05:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Alert: DRI seizes [---] kg of pseudoephedrine from Chennai Port which was on its way to Australia. Pseudoephedrine is a precursor to the drug methamphetamine popular in Australia NZ and Malaysia. Two luxury cars and and Rs [---] lakh cash also seized"
X Link 2024-09-26T14:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Three Pakistanis held with fake passports at #Chennai airport They had come from Bangladesh and landed on Friday night. Apprehended by Immigration officials. 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Sep/29/three-pakistanis-held-with-fake-passport-at-chennai-airport https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Sep/29/three-pakistanis-held-with-fake-passport-at-chennai-airport"
X Link 2024-09-29T05:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"🚨 Breaking: An antique bronze Somaskandar bronze idol worth Rs [--] crore traced by TN Idol Wing CID to the Asian Art museum in San Francisco USA It belongs to the Ekambareeswarar temple in Kanchipuram @tnpoliceoffl"
X Link 2024-10-01T13:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Modus operandi of the Rs [---] crore [----] kg gold diversion scam unearthed by DRI Chennai: Gold merchants get registered as jewellery exporters get duty-exempt gold bullion from RBI nominated agencies Get the gold-coated copper and brass jewellery manufactured from manufacturers across the country by sending a portion of the gold bullion Divert rest of the gold bullion and sell it in black in domestic market Present and facilitate export of fake gold jewellery to Dubai and Malaysia with aid of few Customs officers by misdeclaring it as [--] carat 🔗"
X Link 2024-10-07T03:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"How Chinese firms offering small term loans through mobile app charge usurious rates of interest make crores and transfer it outside India through bogus software payments to their own foreign sister firms My detailed piece based on ED's investigation today. Pls do read. Several lakh Indians are scammed shamed and harassed by such apps everyday. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/11/indian-loan-firm-routed-rs-429cr-to-chinese-owners-as-bogus-fees-ed"
X Link 2024-10-11T02:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Here's a picture of the chaos at the Kavaraipettai railway station last night after train derailment: -People's luggages buried inside the derailed coaches -Many had heavy bags and stuff in big paint boxes. Had to lug it for 1.5km till the Highway where buses were arranged -Elderly women kids struggled to carry the suitcases. -Many local residents selflessly helped the stranded passengers by ferrying them till the Highway -One general store kept open till 2:30am (when I left) to help passengers buy essentials -A set of passengers stayed put on Kavarapettai railway station saying they had no"
X Link 2024-10-12T03:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Triva: Southern Railway General Manager RN Singh was the DRM of Delhi division in [----] when the Khatauli train derailment happened killing [--] people and injuring [---] others. RN Singh has filed a defamation case (in his personal capacity) against @Railwhispers for his coverage of that incident claiming that it damaged his reputation @GMSRailway #Kavarapettai #Derailment"
X Link 2024-10-12T04:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I was in Kavaraipettai at the train accident spot last night. Here's my 1000W ground report with first-person accounts of passengers who were on the ill-fated train some ppl who heard the sound when the collision happened etc 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/12/locals-authorities-aid-stranded-passengers-after-train-derailment-in-kavaraipettai-near-chennai https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/12/locals-authorities-aid-stranded-passengers-after-train-derailment-in-kavaraipettai-near-chennai"
X Link 2024-10-12T07:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Kavaraipettai railway accident: Before you start believing the "sabotage" or "terrorism" angle take a pause and remember this report by @someshjha7 in the aftermath of the [----] Kanpur derailment https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/No-proof-of-sabotage-in-Kanpur-derailment-says-panel/article17105140.ece/amp/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/No-proof-of-sabotage-in-Kanpur-derailment-says-panel/article17105140.ece/amp/"
X Link 2024-10-13T02:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"ED's probe of Chinese-owned Indian Fintech companies which offer loans through mobile apps shows that they earn a net margin of Rs [---] crore on an investment of just Rs [--] crore in a matter of just [--] months. This is coz they charge 30-40% of the sanctioned loan amount as an upfront processing fee apart from the usurious interest rates as high as 36%. The processing fee makes the effective rate of interest on these loans 2000% per annum. This is how lakhs of Indians get caught in debt traps. The companies also shame the loan takers in different ways. My second report on these loan app scams."
X Link 2024-10-14T03:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After publicly labelling two accused in Auroville as "junkies" @ChennaiCustoms messed up investigation of a 'controlled delivery' of an Ecstasy and LSD parcel ordered from Spain in [----] during #Covid19 pandemic NDPS court acquitted them on October [--] #Drugs #Drugtrafficking https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/17/chennai-customs-botches-up-drug-parcel-probe-trial-court-acquits-two-suspects https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/17/chennai-customs-botches-up-drug-parcel-probe-trial-court-acquits-two-suspects"
X Link 2024-10-17T02:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In today's @xpresstn we have fact-checked Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's recent statement that "not a single gram" of synthetic drugs have been seized by TN police in [--] years Official Data shows seizures of at least [--] kg of meth [---] kg of ephedrine and other such drugs since [----] 🔗 #drugs #Factcheck #TamilNadu https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/19/not-in-grams-but-in-kg-tn-cops-drug-data-proves-governor-wrong https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/19/not-in-grams-but-in-kg-tn-cops-drug-data-proves-governor-wrong"
X Link 2024-10-19T03:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In a major breakthrough Tamil Nadu polices cyber crime wing has traced the tentacles of a Fedex scam to a kingpin in Bangladesh an official release on Friday said. Seven have been arrested from Maharashtra and Gujarat in the case. Details 👇 #cybercrime #FedexScam @tnpoliceoffl @xpresstn"
X Link 2024-10-25T09:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Breaking: Another methamphetamine bust by Narcotics Control Bureau in #Chennai. Sri Lankan national living in Kanyakumari refugee camp arrested near Moolakadai bus stand . [---] kg methamphetamine worth Rs [--] crore Rs [--] lakh cash recovered. #drugs #trafficking"
X Link 2024-10-29T10:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In @xpresstn I report on how cheap knockoffs of Indian cigarettes are being dumped into India from Vietnam Cambodia Laos which is causing heartburn among Indian manufacturers. I've used data on seizures by Chennai Airport Customs and given graphics on how DRI and Customs identify real from the counterfeit. There's also an analysis on how the knockoffs make huge profits for smugglers. @ChennaiCustoms 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/31/chennai-airport-sees-surge-in-fake-cigarette-smuggling"
X Link 2024-11-01T04:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Aminjikarai murder case: Section [--] and [--] of the POCSO Act which deals with penetrative assault have been invoked against the accused along with sections for murder and SC/ST PoA An object used to violate the child as a form of punishment police say. Reportage by @gauthams3696 A 15-year-old Dalit girl from Thanjavur district working as a maid in the house of a couple in Aminijikarai in west Chennai was found dead in their bathroom on November [--] @chennaipolice_ has registered a murder case detained six people including the couple. SC/ST PoA also A 15-year-old Dalit girl from Thanjavur district"
X Link 2024-11-04T03:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The @chennaipolice_ investigation into the Armstrong murder case will be a landmark as one of the first where Section [---] of BNSS has been invoked. This gives police powers similar to those of Enforcement Directorate to attach and confiscate proceeds of crime 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Nov/07/in-a-first-tn-cops-invoke-law-that-gives-confiscation-powers-in-armstrong-case https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Nov/07/in-a-first-tn-cops-invoke-law-that-gives-confiscation-powers-in-armstrong-case"
X Link 2024-11-07T04:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Supreme Court has granted a stay on the Madras High Court order transferring the Anna Nagar POCSO case to CBI. The apex court ordered to constitute a Special Investigation Team: Official press note issued by @chennaipolice_"
X Link 2024-11-11T14:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Vignesh who attacked oncologist Dr Balaji in the Guindy hospital has been booked by @chennaipolice_ under seven sections including attempt to murder This includes Section [--] of the TN Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions [----] He has been remanded to prison"
X Link 2024-11-13T17:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Pitch n Play a popular indoor sports arena in Chennai is one of the businesses part of Jaffer Sadiq's networks. A graphic on some of his businesses which ED says was used to launder the drug money"
X Link 2024-11-16T02:55Z [----] followers, 39.5K engagements
"The CBI corruption case against Saurabh Prasad DRM Waltair @DRMWaltairECoR who allegedly took a bribe of Rs [--] lakh from DN Marketing (Mumbai) and HRK Solutions (Pune) two contractors executing work on behalf of Hindustan Fibre Glass Works Pvt Ltd (Vadodara Gujarat) Bribe was paid for clearance of bills"
X Link 2024-11-18T13:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A Chennai businessman duped of Rs [---] crore by a man projecting himself as a Russian govt delegate promising Rs [----] crores. Huge quantities of gold silver and [--] luxury cars like Jaguar Benz Audi seized from [--] accused including a retired VAO and Tahsildar of TASMAC by @chennaipolice_"
X Link 2024-11-19T16:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Syed Liyaqath Ulla and Karnataka Aquarium are hugely popular on social media (Instagram YouTube) Check out this Instagram video of Syed selling exotic animals for Lakhs And an attached video of him selling a bald eagle https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_0OBKpKNYT/igsh=Mno3bGJpdG52NjZk [--] African snakes tortoise and a cat seized in Srikakulam. [--] animals including rare Pacific Ocean birds alligators and marsupials across three cases in Bengaluru and Hyderabad international airport. How Bengaluru based Syed Liyaqath Ulla (Instagram Syed exotic pets) running https://t.co/mDq832ANk4"
X Link 2024-11-21T04:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scoop: The Chennai link to Germany's biggest Fintech 'Wirecard' going bust and how the Chennai based owners of the firm were in constant touch with Jan Marsalek former Wirecard COO and now international fugitive and suspected Russian spy operative. This is based on Enforcement Directorate 's FEMA investigation which found how the Chennai firm was sold at an inflated rate to Wirecard through a Mauritius based intermediary Do read. The Wirecard story spawned a book and a Netflix series based on the work by London based Financial Times journalist @FD My piece in @xpresstn"
X Link 2024-11-23T04:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Why has DRI flagged a nation-wide alert for the smuggling of poppy seeds (used in our daily food preparation) through Indian ports including Chennai and Tuticorin especially from Malaysia Poppy seeds import is restricted to only [--] countries needs licensing from Central Bureau of Narcotics and has a high import duty which drives smuggling. Read my piece in today's @xpresstn on this. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Nov/29/chennai-thoothukudi-among-ports-used-for-smuggling-poppy-seeds"
X Link 2024-11-29T03:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Air India flight from Mumbai to Chennai makes u-turn near Vellore looks like it's heading tj Bengaluru as Chennai airport is closed for seven hours #CycloneFengal"
X Link 2024-11-30T06:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Chennai airspace completely empty. Indigo flight from Bangkok to Chennai also probably diverted to Bengaluru #CycloneFengal"
X Link 2024-11-30T07:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Pleasantly surprised to see a graphic created by @NewIndianXpress in September in an official publication of @DRIchennai This was made for a detailed report by me about methamphetamine trafficking from Myanmar to Sri Lanka Malaysia and Australia through Tamil Nadu. 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/09/tamil-nadu-key-transit-point-for-international-methamphetamine-traffickers https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Sep/09/tamil-nadu-key-transit-point-for-international-methamphetamine-traffickers"
X Link 2024-12-06T14:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Mohammed Siraj has scored [--] times the runs by Steve Smith in this Test #AUSvIND"
X Link 2024-12-08T05:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Very clear explanation on why VCK may dither on sacking Adhav Arjuna in this piece by @udhavn"
X Link 2024-12-09T03:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Just in: @poechennai Tamil Nadu police's CB-CID arrest a job agent in Trichy and foil the travel bid of three youngsters on their way to work in a scam compound in Cambodia #Cyberslavery #Scamcompound #GoldenTriangle"
X Link 2024-12-13T13:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Breaking: the proposal to make Perambur as #Chennai's 4th railway terminal fructifies. General Stores Department near Loco Works to be dismantled for creating infrastructure for the terminal (see attached pic) Link to the previous reportage👇 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/25/perambur-to-house-chennais-fourth-railway-terminal https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/25/perambur-to-house-chennais-fourth-railway-terminal"
X Link 2024-12-16T14:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Has India won the Test Match Taken the lead Yabba what celebration from Gambhir and co for avoiding follow on 🤦🤦 #AUSvIND"
X Link 2024-12-17T07:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Madras High Court recently rapped the Tamil Nadu government about corruption in prisons. DVAC data shows that in eight years only [--] corruption cases have been booked against prison officials in TN. The third was just last week. DVAC's own (erroneous) data paints a worse picture says that only [--] official is under investigation for corruption in the last [--] years. Observers say this is because nobody cares about justice for prisoners; if a public fund for a farmer or worker is swindled there will be a public outcry but not so much if something similar happens in prisons. The prison department is"
X Link 2024-12-19T03:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The most iconic video created on R Ashwin by the then meme nation. Not the right time to share as he's still gonna play IPL for a few years but still. Featuring Ashwin CSK RCB and Vijay Mallya 😆😆😆 https://youtu.be/h7YxB1tA4rcsi=HL5AIUEviKiJOIfX https://youtu.be/h7YxB1tA4rcsi=HL5AIUEviKiJOIfX"
X Link 2024-12-19T06:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Anyone else thinks Pakistan's new star and opening bat Saim Ayub is Malayalam actor Shane Nigam's Doppelganger"
X Link 2024-12-23T05:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Hydroponic ganja which is as potent as cocaine and as expensive as methamphetamine on Chennai's streets is the new rage across the country. It's being smuggled from Thailand in the same modus operandi to multiple airports like Chennai Hyderabad Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Air-tight plastic bags inside tetrapackets of food products. Investigators have found a Kerala link to the kingpins running the racket. #ganja #drugs My detailed piece: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Dec/25/hydroponic-ganja-smuggling-racket-busted-across-airports-in-india-kerala-kingpins-identified"
X Link 2024-12-25T02:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Greater Chennai police official press note clarifies that the incident of alleged rape in Anna University happened on December [--] and not 24/25 as previously reported. Accused identified as Gnanasekaran (37) a roadside biryani vendor from Kotturpuram. @chennaipolice_"
X Link 2024-12-25T11:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"On Loop. What an absolute banger by @MusicThaman https://www.youtube.com/watchv=09tCNsSRE3U https://www.youtube.com/watchv=09tCNsSRE3U"
X Link 2024-12-25T15:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"No complaint has been received against Gnanasekaran of any other case of sexual abuse or rape : @chennaipolice_ commissioner A Arun addressing a press meet regarding the Anna University rape case. @xpresstn"
X Link 2024-12-26T13:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Gnanasekaran was convicted in [--] cases there are at least [--] other cases against him. All of them are of property offence (theft house break-in) : @chennaipolice_ commissioner A Arun on the Anna University rape case probe @xpresstn"
X Link 2024-12-26T13:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@chennaipolice_ @xpresstn [--] CCTVs on Anna University campus. [--] of them are in working condition. The accused was arrested using CCTV footage only: @chennaipolice_ commissioner A Arun"
X Link 2024-12-26T13:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In a three part series I write about the massive international trade based money laundering case in Chennai which has given the Enforcement Directorate six of its [--] all India PMLA convictions till date. At least Rs [---] crore was sent out in USD to Hong Kong through multiple bank accounts as payments for non-existent import of electronics. The bank accounts and companies themselves were created using forged documents. The investigation is a case study as ED got convictions without the predicate offence even getting to the trial court. A convict former DMK minister Ko Si Mani's son was not"
X Link 2025-01-02T04:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"India (Men) finally have a bowler as a full-time captain in Test Cricket [--] years after Anil Kumble's retirement in [----]. Welcome Jasprit Bumrah"
X Link 2025-01-02T10:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Part [--] of the series on the ED investigation into the international TBML scam: How a hard disc seized in Mannady showed that the Hong Kong bank accounts to which the laundered money was sent were operated from Chennai itself. Investigation showed that international bank accounts were also opened in the name of impersonators and operated by someone else just like the Indian Bank accounts. Do read: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Jan/04/chennai-based-tbml-scam-seven-convicted-as-ed-uncovers-international-money-laundering-operation-to-hong-kong Part 2: How Facebook LPG"
X Link 2025-01-04T05:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Why the [----] St Thomas Mount station murderer Sathish was awarded the death penalty: The Mahila court found that Sathish had been plotting the murder and had tried it for three days prior to the fateful day. Moments before he pushed Sathya onto the tracks with both his hands he told her "Tholaindu Podi (Get lost). After the train crushed her he peeked to confirm if she had died and then fled the spot. In prison he had not shown repentance or a willingness to lead a reformed life. Meanwhile Sathya's two younger sisters had been orphaned as their father had killed himself and mother died of"
X Link 2025-01-07T03:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Breaking on page [--] of @xpresstn today: The Tamil Nadu government has issued orders asking VV Minerals and other beach sand miners to pay Rs [----] crore as cost of mineral and royalties towards the huge amounts of illegaly mined beach sand in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts in the 2002-3 to 2013-14 period. A few more demand orders will be issued by Tuticorin district very soon. The TN government will ask miners to pay at least Rs [----] crore towards the illegaly mined beach sand from [----] to [----]. This includes huge amounts of illegally mined sand even after a complete ban was put into"
X Link 2025-01-22T03:14Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements
"How an ex-serviceman turned Chennai Customs appraiser allegedly helped several companies evade import duties under an Export Promotion scheme by forging documents and took several crores of bribes using a pseudonym. A Chennai manufacturer contracted by Indian Railways for multiple projects including the Vande Bharat is one of the firms which paid allegedly bribes to the Customs appraiser. My page [--] exclusive in @xpresstn on the Sandeep Kumar Chorasiya case a complex investigation by Chennai Customs which is now with the CBI Link:"
X Link 2025-02-22T05:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A 50-year-old man from Tamil Nadu has been arrested by Malaysian authorities at Kuala Lumpur airport for trying to traffic exotic species on the Batik Air flight from KL to Tiruchirapalli. Good work by Malaysian authorities finally taking proactive steps to curb this trade @aidilarazak @LalithaVelvet CUBAAN SELUDUP HIDUPAN LIAR DIGAGALKAN DI KLIA Pada [--] April [----] pihak Jabatan PERHILITAN dengan kerjasama Polis Bantuan Lapangan Terbang (AVSEC) telah berjaya mematahkan cubaan menyeludup keluar hidupan liar melalui KLIA. https://t.co/OHVybVcxN0 CUBAAN SELUDUP HIDUPAN LIAR DIGAGALKAN DI KLIA"
X Link 2025-04-16T10:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"85 km (probably lesser as the crow flies) from Pathankot to Dharamshala and yet the #IPL match was stopped just now 🤦"
X Link 2025-05-08T16:09Z [----] followers, 33K engagements
"Since Luxury watch smuggling is part of #Coolie re-upping my detailed piece on why there's a demand for such watches how it's snuggled and how payments are made by crypto. Buyers view the luxury watches as an investment as its value appreciates by 10-15% every year. A big demand for high-end and rare luxury watches costing anywhere up to Rs [--] crores among the super-rich in India is fueling a unique smuggling modus operandi from Hong Kong and Dubai. Watches like Patek Philippe Breguet Rolex etc are bought in black using crypto currency https://t.co/xiGErnLsqg A big demand for high-end and rare"
X Link 2025-08-16T10:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Smuggled not snuggled 😆"
X Link 2025-08-16T10:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"A Tamil Nadu perspective: The state has a govt body which has brought in regulations and differentiates real money games of skill (fantasy) and games of 'chance' (gambling). The biggest pivot in the new Bill is banning ALL real-money games be it skill or chance. #MCExclusive 🚨Political mind made up on real-money gaming ban; consensus across parties on societal impact say govt sources #Gaming #Technology Details by @chandrarsrikant & @AihikS https://t.co/IgMhy2j1Zw https://t.co/9QeAUMvqaU #MCExclusive 🚨Political mind made up on real-money gaming ban; consensus across parties on societal"
X Link 2025-08-20T09:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"This question is exactly what Parking (Tamil [----] available on Hotstar) stunningly explores. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_(2023_film) My English school teacher was beaten to death in Varanasi over a parking dispute. Every schoolmate of mine calling me have one common question: Can people go to the extent of killing fellow humans over parking dispute https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_(2023_film) My English school teacher was beaten to death in Varanasi over a parking dispute. Every schoolmate of mine calling me have one common question: Can people go to the extent of killing"
X Link 2025-08-22T16:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Had given this perspective in my report for @xpresstn last week and also on the efforts of the TN Online Gaming Authority in this space Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Aug/22/centres-online-gaming-bill-likely-to-render-tnoga-redundant A compelling read on the new Online Gaming Act by Senior Advocate Amit Anand Tiwari. The piece argues it's a "colourable legislation" where the Union is trying to do indirectly what it cannot do directly. The Union Govt is straying into areas constitutionally reserved for https://t.co/ITLk0skF6B"
X Link 2025-08-26T10:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Gold smuggling cases and gold seized across India have dropped by half Union Finance Ministry data shows. A direct impact of the import duty cut from 15-6%. Gold smuggling is now a 'high risk low reward' business say insiders. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Aug/28/finance-ministry-data-reveals-import-duty-cut-down-gold-smuggling-in-india-by-half https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Aug/28/finance-ministry-data-reveals-import-duty-cut-down-gold-smuggling-in-india-by-half"
X Link 2025-08-28T07:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Saw the complete speech. It's pretty bold articulate and polarising. Arun also reveals about his own inter-caste marriage boycotted by his wife's relatives action faced by Yadav after the Sterlite shooting and how govts will support cops doing their 'duty'. [--] . . #Chennai #DGP #ShankarJiwal #policeCommissioner #Arun #PolimerNews https://t.co/SRRJ4rZg7o [--] . . #Chennai #DGP #ShankarJiwal #policeCommissioner #Arun #PolimerNews https://t.co/SRRJ4rZg7o"
X Link 2025-08-30T12:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A year ago I broke the story of DRI's investigation of an elaborate gold diversion scam orchestrated by corrupt customs officers and jewellers at the Chennai Airport Cargo Complex. Last week @CBIHeadquarters filed an FIR and began investigations. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Sep/02/cbi-books-nine-in-rs-941-crore-gold-diversion-scam Express Exclusive on @xpresstn pg1 today: DRI has unearthed a Rs [---] crore scam where six Chennai jewellers diverted [----] kg of duty-free imported gold under the pretext of exporting jewellery to Dubai and Malaysia after paying massive"
X Link 2025-09-02T07:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Kedar Jadhav's 120*(76) coming in at 63-4 in a chase of [---] against England in [----] On his home ground (Pune) Insane knock One batting performance people may have forgotten 👇 One batting performance people may have forgotten 👇"
X Link 2025-09-03T13:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@omjasvinMD @TOIChennai @ASIGoI Super impact buddy"
X Link 2025-09-05T09:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Congratulations to @Arappor and @JayaramArappor for completing a glorious decade in making the government accountable to its citizens. Also time to replug this [----] piece I did while in @TOIChennai on Jayaram's journey. Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/meet-the-anti-corruption-crusader-who-digs-up-dirt-to-set-right-system/articleshow/84755159.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/meet-the-anti-corruption-crusader-who-digs-up-dirt-to-set-right-system/articleshow/84755159.cms"
X Link 2025-09-06T12:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"My comments during a panel discussion hosted by @Arappor this Sunday on their contribution in the last [--] years and the way forward. Thank you for inviting me @JayaramArappor . @Sidprabhakar7 Support Arappor by Donating at https://t.co/Pn85dQZN4W https://t.co/DSrujTST1F . @Sidprabhakar7 Support Arappor by Donating at https://t.co/Pn85dQZN4W https://t.co/DSrujTST1F"
X Link 2025-09-11T13:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Opinion: Anger at Lokah misses how Malayalam cinema belongs in Bengaluru too https://share.google/EXXp0yNHfWbVMXoLc https://share.google/EXXp0yNHfWbVMXoLc"
X Link 2025-09-17T03:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Enforcement Directorate is searching [--] premises linked to GRK Reddy (alleged benami of VK Sasikala) of MARG group in Chennai and Hyderabad: Sources @xpresstn"
X Link 2025-09-18T05:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"MARG Realty MARG Project Infra and MARG Capital markets were identified as benamis of VK Sasikala by the Income Tax department in 2020: Sources Enforcement Directorate is searching [--] premises linked to GRK Reddy (alleged benami of VK Sasikala) of MARG group in Chennai and Hyderabad: Sources @xpresstn Enforcement Directorate is searching [--] premises linked to GRK Reddy (alleged benami of VK Sasikala) of MARG group in Chennai and Hyderabad: Sources @xpresstn"
X Link 2025-09-18T09:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Ruler_mahendr @xpresstn Please dm me"
X Link 2025-09-20T08:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Replugging this because #AsiaCup2025 @thekorahabraham what do you think Anyone else thinks Pakistan's new star and opening bat Saim Ayub is Malayalam actor Shane Nigam's Doppelganger https://t.co/bmbC1ZWFOC Anyone else thinks Pakistan's new star and opening bat Saim Ayub is Malayalam actor Shane Nigam's Doppelganger https://t.co/bmbC1ZWFOC"
X Link 2025-09-21T15:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"And the TN DGP office has told the Blue Cross chairman that there is no need to issue any separate circular in this regard as SHOs will any way take action if prima facie info is there. The DGP letter 👇 Police shall take action against harassment of animal feeders: Tamil Nadu DGP. If any complaint is received all police stations shall take action if prime facie information of a cognisable offence is disclosed the DGP said in a written response to the Blue Cross. The Blue https://t.co/AYvLmMaNLq Police shall take action against harassment of animal feeders: Tamil Nadu DGP. If any complaint is"
X Link 2025-09-23T09:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Security personnel deployed for #TVK rally in Karur: [---] cops (IG Central zone camping in the district) Deployment for Leader of Opposition EPS's rally in Karur few days ago: [---] So according to @tnpoliceoffl bandobust for Vijay's rally was thrice as strong as EPS's"
X Link 2025-09-28T10:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Appreciation post for our @xpresstn colleagues in Trichy and Karur for detailed reportage and sharp analysis in the last two days. @pearsonlenekar"
X Link 2025-09-29T04:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Karur stampede: Greater Chennai Police has registered criminal cases against [--] social media accounts for spreading rumours. This should act as a strong deterrent to those continuing to do this: Police sources"
X Link 2025-09-29T12:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Hindi film actor Vishal Brahma arrested by DRI Chennai for trafficking [--] kg of METHAQUALONE from Cambodia to Chennai. Brahma acted in Karan Johar production Student of the Year [--]. A Nigerian gang hired him to take the drug from Chennai to New Delhi by Train: Official sources"
X Link 2025-09-30T09:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Ajit Agarkar and his team of selectors has been taken to the cleaners by #CheekyCheeka. Kudos to Anirudh Srikanth for not mincing his words emerging as a fearless voice in cricket broadcasting"
X Link 2025-10-06T15:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In Eastern Europe NATO member Lithuania is spooked by balloons entering their air space. It carries.smuggled Belarusian cigarettes Fascinating https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-05/mystery-hot-air-balloons-unnerve-a-jittery-lithuaniautm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-05/mystery-hot-air-balloons-unnerve-a-jittery-lithuaniautm_source=chatgpt.com"
X Link 2025-10-07T16:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Why the #Dashwanth case trial was a colossal mess: Our analysis shows that the trial court and Madras High Court had all the evidence to acquit him yet shockingly overlooked it. The shoddy investigation was apparent even to the lawyer defending Dashwanth @Rajalakshmi2398 # Deep Dive A #TNIE analysis on Dashwanth acquittal in #rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl. The acquittal exposes sloppy probe mishandling of evidence and poor understanding of forensic techniques. @AntoJoseph @NewIndianXpress Page anchored by: @jayadev https://t.co/LUJ6Ym7Y9B # Deep Dive A #TNIE analysis on Dashwanth"
X Link 2025-10-12T04:26Z [----] followers, 24.9K engagements
"TN cash-for-job scam: ED dossier details modus operandi names minister KN Nehru kin and aides CHENNAI: In its 232-page dossier sent to the Tamil Nadu police chief the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has explained in detail the alleged role played by Munici"
X Link 2025-10-30T01:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"EXPLAINER Flying under the radar: Why Chinese drones still dominate Indias skies despite an import ban The Indian drone market is estimated to be worth $1 billion and is poised to grow massively in the next five years with a projected value of $2.13 billion by 2"
X Link 2026-01-14T16:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"ED flags new cash-for-jobs scam asks TN cops to initiate probe CHENNAI: Citing evidence unearthed during a raid conducted earlier this year the Enforcement Directorate has written a letter to the Tamil Nadu police on Monda"
X Link 2025-10-29T02:30Z [----] followers, 146.4K engagements
"Shell firms used to bribe ex-minister Vaithilingam ED tells DVAC CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a recent letter written to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has shared details regarding a"
X Link 2026-01-21T06:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"CAG flags TNs rising interest burden shrinking capital spend CHENNAI: A CAG report on Tamil Nadu governments FY24 finances had appreciation for a sustainable debt to GSDP ratio but cautioned it on multiple counts includ"
X Link 2025-10-19T21:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"DVAC books home department official in DA case linked to sons gold smuggling CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Thursday registered a corruption case against a section officer in the Tamil Nadu Home Depar"
X Link 2025-01-11T03:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"DVAC FIR reveals 50% less macadam used in road laid CHENNAI: One of the first FIRs filed by Tamil Nadus Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in [----] throws light on the possible extent of corrupti"
X Link 2025-01-09T04:00Z [----] followers, 13.5K engagements
"Gulf Air fined Rs 1L for disallowing Chennai man on flight over single name on passport CHENNAI: Disallowing a Chennai resident from boarding a flight from Moscow to Dubai because his passport had only a single name has proved costly for Gulf Air a"
X Link 2025-10-25T09:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Kerala gang busted at Chennai airport for trafficking endangered Bali Myna CHENNAI: Chennai Customs on Thursday busted an attempt by a Kerala-based gang led by a pet shop owner to traffic [--] exotic and endangered Indonesian songbird"
X Link 2025-11-03T13:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"RT @TOIChennai: Jayalalithaa death: Apollo Hospitals points out errors in recording medical terms demands constitution of team to help probe panel http://toi.in/2nocib http://toi.in/2nocib"
X Link 2018-12-28T12:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Kudos to my senior colleague and friend @bsivakumarTOI who has reported a factual story on poor attendance of PMK MP Anbumani Ramadoss. Angry PMK cadre came to TOI office to 'discuss' the story. In a democracy engagement is good but it's better if it's polite"
X Link 2019-12-25T13:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Official information: [--] roommates of the print journalist living in Triplicane who tested positive for #COVID19 are under observation. They are from three different media groups"
X Link 2020-04-19T10:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A saloon shop owner who kept his shop illegally open has tested positive for #COVID19 in Valasaravakkam of @chennaicorp . Now Greater Chennai Corporation has started contact tracing by asking residents who went to his shop. Around [--] have said they visited the shop"
X Link 2020-04-27T07:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Thanks to #COVID19 Southern Railway has completed demolition of the dilapidated Elephant gate bridge in Basin Bridge in [--] days. Otherwise several hundred trains would have had to be cancelled"
X Link 2020-05-09T10:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Update: [---] passengers got down from the Delhi-Chennai Rajdhani special that came to Chennai Central at 8pm [---] opted for free accomodation [---] for paid accomodation. They were taken in buses. Last bus left at 10pm"
X Link 2020-05-14T17:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Spent a couple of hours inside #COVID19 control room of @chennaicorp to see how doctors social workers cops etc go about tracking contacts finding the source of infection in a primary case etc. It's like a well-coordinated dance"
X Link 2020-05-21T03:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"18 RPF staff from Southern Railway Chennai who recovered from #covid19 donated their blood plasma at Railway hospital Perambur. 👏👏👏"
X Link 2020-07-08T12:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Kanyakumari MP H Vasanthkumar got probably the best medical treatment and yet passed away. Shows that #COVID19 not yet over. Please wear masks keep distance and keep washing hands"
X Link 2020-08-28T13:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Heavy water logging in Velachery. People have started parking cars on top of the flyover opposite the MRTS station @chennaicorp"
X Link 2020-11-25T06:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Got my first shot of #covid19 vaccine (Covidshield) today at Chennai corporation headquarters. Extremely cordial staff it was over in a jiffy. Thank you @chennaicorp"
X Link 2021-03-08T12:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"My two cents on Chennai's #covid19 scenario: Cases are stagnant and Test positvity rate decreasing (only for a day or two) as @chennaicorp is testing an impressive 17k samples a day. If testing sustains at this level till 30th likely to show positive effects"
X Link 2021-04-15T13:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Second oxygen express arrived in Tiruvallur (outskirts of Chennai) today with [----] metric tonnes of liquid oxygen"
X Link 2021-05-15T08:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"People inside homes streets and roads bereft of traffic @chennaicorp has decided to use these as an advantage and carry out intense cleaning drives across the city removing debris garbage and weeds. Top engineers put in charge of each zone"
X Link 2021-05-28T03:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The fantastic professor Jothi Sivagnanam head of Economics department at University of Madras has been appointed as a member of the TNPSC"
X Link 2021-07-13T13:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Just in: a study released by National Institute of Epidemiology shows that mask compliance in Chennai has improved. Face mask compliance was [--] percent in slums and [--] percent in non slum outdoor areas of @chennaicorp It was [--] percent in March in slum and non-slum areas"
X Link 2021-07-16T15:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In today's @TOIChennai I profiled anti-corruption activist @JayaramArappor a man who quit a six-figure dollar salary job in USA's Silicon Valley to return home and help make our lives better [---] words don't do complete justice to his journey but do read https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/meet-the-man-who-digs-up-dirt-to-set-right-system/articleshow/84746110.cmsfbclid=IwAR03f--zYj1nk6M2osGFBGJTzJAk7aE20ilDooDuRNPmTqg59yicVKvCorQ"
X Link 2021-07-26T09:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Complainant in SP Velumani corruption case @Arappor invites @VanathiBJP for public debate on the evidences provided by them after she questions the cases against the AIADMK leader and former minister. Arappor says complaint based on RTI information"
X Link 2021-08-12T08:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Enjoyed this review of Rudra Thaandavam by @SecondShowTamil https://youtu.be/j78enalqhok https://youtu.be/j78enalqhok"
X Link 2021-10-04T17:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The soundtrack of #NatchathiramNagargiradhu is extraordinarily rich colourful and psychedelic. Congratulations @tenmamakesmusic"
X Link 2022-08-23T07:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Boats are out in Chennai. From a Perungudi resident #ChennaiRains #ChennaiFloods"
X Link 2023-12-04T06:09Z [----] followers, 47.8K engagements
"Road roko at Luz signal in Mylapore now demanding water removal from PS Sivaswamy Salai and restoration of power supply #ChennaiFloods2023"
X Link 2023-12-06T14:49Z [----] followers, 288.8K engagements
"Smart innovation by a Central govt officer in Velachery. Used a solar-powered emergency light to charge his phone. Changed the wire and connected it to his powerbank 🙂 #ChennaiFloods2023"
X Link 2023-12-07T06:18Z [----] followers, 19.4K engagements
"When the dust settles people might realise that BJP's performance in Tamil Nadu has been good. Their vote share is at 11% up from 3% in [----]. In some seats AIADMK candidate has gotten a lot fewer votes than the BJP candidate. Especially in Coimbatore Vellore Chennai South"
X Link 2024-06-04T13:32Z [----] followers, 11.6K engagements
"🚨Breaking on Pg1 of @xpresstn today: Enforcement Directorate has recently sent a detailed dossier to Tamil Nadu DGP with details of the massive Rs [----] crore river sand mining case. 23.6L units of sand found illegally mined (1/n) Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/27/ed-sends-dossier-to-dgp-says-236l-units-of-sand-mined-illegally-in-tn https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/27/ed-sends-dossier-to-dgp-says-236l-units-of-sand-mined-illegally-in-tn"
X Link 2024-06-27T02:20Z [----] followers, 23.4K engagements
"(1/n) How a Chennai Youtuber with no prior retail experience was hired and financed by a Sri Lankan gold smuggling syndicate in Abu Dhabi to rent a shop in Chennai Airport to smuggle [---] kg gold worth Rs [---] crore Link to my today's report in @xpresstn : https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/01/how-a-youtuber-set-up-shop-at-chennai-airport-to-help-gold-smugglers https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/01/how-a-youtuber-set-up-shop-at-chennai-airport-to-help-gold-smugglers"
X Link 2024-07-01T04:28Z [----] followers, 80.9K engagements
"🚨 Breaking on @xpresstn Of the [---] animals seized at a Kolathur house by TN forest officials and Chennai Customs [--] turtles have died. Several others including baby star tortoises are in a critical condition in Vandalur zoo. The rescued ball python isn't eating. Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Aug/14/sacked-cop-used-rented-home-in-chennai-for-trafficking-wildlife-species https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Aug/14/sacked-cop-used-rented-home-in-chennai-for-trafficking-wildlife-species"
X Link 2024-08-14T03:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A big demand for high-end and rare luxury watches costing anywhere up to Rs [--] crores among the super-rich in India is fueling a unique smuggling modus operandi from Hong Kong and Dubai. Watches like Patek Philippe Breguet Rolex etc are bought in black using crypto currency and Hawala and smuggled into India evading a 40% Customs duty. Read my detailed analysis on this in today's pg1 of TNIE Chennai. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Oct/05/high-duty-short-supply-fuel-luxury-watch-smuggling"
X Link 2024-10-05T03:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After facing huge backlash over its poor response to Air show crowds Southern Railway puts out a detailed press note. However it FAILS to indicate how many extra MRTS trains it ran to manage the crowd. Says footfall was [--] times the regular but why wasn't this expected @DrmChennai @GMSRailway"
X Link 2024-10-06T14:08Z [----] followers, 23.1K engagements
"A 15-year-old Dalit girl from Thanjavur district working as a maid in the house of a couple in Aminijikarai in west Chennai was found dead in their bathroom on November [--] @chennaipolice_ has registered a murder case detained six people including the couple. SC/ST PoA also likely to be invoked. Burn injuries were found on the girl's body. As of now no evidence of sexual assault police sources said"
X Link 2024-11-02T12:50Z [----] followers, 26.1K engagements
"Into Jaffer Sadiq's international drug syndicate: To run his cartel in Australia and NZ Sadiq hired three drivers who fraudulently obtained Dubai work permits and resident visas and tried to send them to Auckland. Six firms in Chennai Trichy and Delhi sent [---] consignments to [--] companies in Australia NZ and Malaysia which were declared as food products with pseudoephedrine concealed in them. Some of the Aussie firms were controlled by Sadiq himself based on documents seized by ED and NCB. The people he hired were poor labourers/auto drivers in whose names these firms were started. Drugs were"
X Link 2024-11-15T03:15Z [----] followers, 11.6K engagements
"How Jaffer Sadiq laundered his drug money through [--] business in Tamil Nadu: ED's investigation has found that Sadiq had firms in scrap trade seafood indoor sports Tamil film industry and restaurants. To convert black money into white he used a network of agents who would deposit his cash back into the firms' accounts as unsecured loans for which a commission of 1-3% was paid. Same MO used to buy properties and cars worth Rs [--] crores. Most businesses were loss-making with cooked up ITRs and senseless documents. For instance a biryani shop didn't have traces of buying spices and condiments an"
X Link 2024-11-16T02:52Z [----] followers, 22.1K engagements
"How Jaffer Sadiq allegedly laundered drug money into six Tamil films he produced and the role played by director Ameer Sulthan based on ED's probe: Sadiq infused Rs [--] crore cash earned allegedly from his drug monies into films through AVS Marimuthu a trader who used accounts of several Marwaris of North Chennai. These agents sent Sadiq's cash back to his JSM Pictures account disguised as loans for which they earned commissions of 1-3%. Rs [--] crore cash was pumped into six films ED said. ED identifies director Ameer as Sadiq's mentor under whose tutelage his film business was established."
X Link 2024-11-17T02:39Z [----] followers, 72.9K engagements
"Scoop: Enforcement Directorate's probe has linked one of Jaffer Sadiq's firms used for money laundering to a contractor of the Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation. Sadiq's Coalescence Ventures supplied geometry boxes and School bags to Sri Appu Direct which was the TN government's contractor. Coalescence was started with the money earned from the export of Pseudoephedrine and Ketamine to Malaysia Australia and New Zealand ED says. This transaction was done in a round-about manner through a shell company owned by Sadiq's business partner. In a follow-up probe ED alleges that owners of Sri Appu"
X Link 2024-12-16T03:25Z [----] followers, 16.6K engagements
"How do road contractors cheat the TN government in construction of poor roads One of the first FIRs filed by DVAC in [----] gives the blueprint. It details how Rs [--] lakh was swindled for construction of just a 2km stretch of a rural road in Thiruvallur district by reducing the thickness of the bitumen and macadam layers. My short report on this with quotes from @JayaramArappor https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2025/Jan/09/dvac-fir-reveals-50-less-macadam-used-in-road-laid"
X Link 2025-01-09T04:00Z [----] followers, 13.5K engagements
"Scoop: A Tamil Nadu home department official has been booked by DVAC for corruption after her son an Indigo ground staff at Chennai airport was alleged to be a gold smuggling kingpin. Proceeds of gold smuggling by Karemullah the airport staff was found to be used to amass disproportionate assets by SA Shahira Banu a Goondas section officer in the state Home department. Karemullah was found to be involved in the [----] kg gold smuggling racket involving his subordinates Barkatullah and a Sri Lankan transit passenger in June [----]. My exclusive for @xpresstn today."
X Link 2025-01-11T03:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A short feature on Vellore Prison's boot making unit. Please do check it out 😊 By @Rajalakshmi2398 https://youtu.be/CGuR5g5wXEUsi=sZSXvMkVGQdRO48e https://youtu.be/CGuR5g5wXEUsi=sZSXvMkVGQdRO48e"
X Link 2025-04-17T08:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Stunning claim by @Arappor: Brigade group allowed to build multi-storey apartments INSIDE Pallikaranai marshland declared as Ramsar site. Alleges collusion by all arms of TN environment department and CMDA in allowing this violation @supriyasahuias #ChennaiFloods"
X Link 2025-10-23T07:01Z [----] followers, 41K engagements
"TN govt responds to Brigade group project allegedly inside Pallikaranai marshland: Tl;dr of govt statement: the buildings are inside the Ramsar site but it has not yet been delineated and hence is private patta land and not protected under Wetland conservation rules. Stunning claim by @Arappor: Brigade group allowed to build multi-storey apartments INSIDE Pallikaranai marshland declared as Ramsar site. Alleges collusion by all arms of TN environment department and CMDA in allowing this violation @supriyasahuias #ChennaiFloods https://t.co/UJxmdJ1nvr Stunning claim by @Arappor: Brigade group"
X Link 2025-10-28T10:53Z [----] followers, 12.9K engagements
"@TamilVoicer No sir. That's not the bone of contention. It is whether the Brigade project falls in an area covered under what the govt classified as Ramsar site which bars construction"
X Link 2025-10-28T12:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Breaking on @xpresstn ED flags a massive cash-for-jobs scam in TN's MAWS department appointment of [----] staff says Rs 25-35 lakh paid per post exams rigged. Names multiple politicians people close to them and officials in letter to TN police chief https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Oct/29/ed-flags-new-cash-for-jobs-scam-asks-tn-cops-to-initiate-probe https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Oct/29/ed-flags-new-cash-for-jobs-scam-asks-tn-cops-to-initiate-probe"
X Link 2025-10-29T02:30Z [----] followers, 145.2K engagements
"Breaking on @xpresstn DVAC files FIR in the Anna University 'ghost faculty' scam exposed by @Arappor [--] officials [--] professors [--] colleges named as accused in FIR. 47% of colleges found to be involved. Strong words in FIR👇"
X Link 2025-11-15T02:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing