On Tuesday, The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-corruption raided 60 premises linked to former minister and AIADMK leader SP Velumani and his associates in Chennai, Coimbatore and other places. The raid took place, a month after the raids on former minister MR Vijayabaskar. With the news grabbing the headlines, a social media user uploaded a fake tweet alleging that another ADMK leader Ma. Foi. K Pandiyarajan’s statement against governments and its raids on ADMK ministers. On seeing the tweet, the former minister himself came up with a reply clearing the air. The tweet garnered huge attention with many making fun of the scenario.
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It is reported that Velumani has abused his official position and he was accused of showing favouritism in awarding tenders in the Greater Chennai and Coimbatore corporations to the tune of Rs.. 811 crore between 2014 and 2018. The DVAC said that cash worth Rs 13.08 lakh, land registration documents, business transaction documents, fixed deposits to the tune of Rs 2 crore, corporation records, hard discs, and other incriminating documents were found and seized while raiding the premises of Velumani.
The DVC registered an FIR and conducted the raid based on it against Velumani, his brother P. Anbarasan and 15 others including a few companies associated with the former minister. DMK MP RS Bharathi and Arappor Iyakkam convenor V Jayaraman made a complaint and the FIR was registered based on the same.
While the news was making headlines across the news portals of state Tamil nadu with trending in Twitter, a online user named Velur Saravanan whose Twitter bio said that he belongs to Dravidian Stock, uploaded a tweet sarcastically saying that another former minister of ADMK Ma. Foi.K Pandiyarajan has challenged the government to raid him. “The government could threaten people like Velumani by conducting raids. But they can’t take actions against me – former minister Ma. Foi. K. Pandiarajan” read the tweet of the online user.
Check out his tweet below :
வேலுமணி போன்றவர்களை இந்த அரசு ரெய்டு நடத்தி அச்சுறுத்த முடியும்.
— வேலூர் சரவணன்🖤❤️ (@SaraVellore) August 10, 2021
என்னை ஒன்றும் செய்ய முடியாது.
-முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் @mafoikprajan#ஊழல்மணி_வேலுமணி
Immediately after seeing the tweet, former minister Pandiyarajan came up with a tweet clarifying that he never said it. “Pl stop this fake news. I never said this.” the former minister’s tweet read.
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Pl stop this fake news. I never said this.
— Pandiarajan K (@mafoikprajan) August 10, 2021
The reply tweet garnered various kind of reactions from the users of the micro blogging social media site. Check out some of the reactions below :
— James Stanly (@JamesStanly) August 10, 2021
Did you respond to all fake news like this? Or at least the fake news you spread from your verified account?
— Kasi காசி (@akaasi) August 10, 2021
Mafoi நவ் 😂 pic.twitter.com/AWmA39jXS2
— Siva_Ks (@Sivaji_KS) August 10, 2021
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/YsjWC2KhND
— சித்தார்த் அபிமன்யு (@sid_abhi90) August 10, 2021
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அவசர பட்டு ரிப்ளை போட்டுடியே குமாரு… pic.twitter.com/btjnYOo6xW
— நாய்க்குட்டி (@KuttyNaai_) August 10, 2021
சும்மா இருங்க தலைவா உங்க பவர் என்னனு உங்களுக்கே தெரியாது…
— 😈D£viL🔱 (@gokulselva3) August 10, 2021
@SPVelumanicbe @ops and @EPSTamilNadu to @mafoikprajan
— காளைமாடு (@kaalaimadu) August 10, 2021
😂@SaraVellore https://t.co/IXhJruXL86 pic.twitter.com/ZCvScXkn8h
பதராத.. அது சர்காஸ்ம் பண்ணது.. 😂😂 https://t.co/TcE0pErn7a pic.twitter.com/BicdxsGxSG
— Dobby (@themanhasname) August 10, 2021
சொல்லு
— ஒண்டிப்புலி (@lonetigerMdS) August 10, 2021
நீதான் தைரியமானஆளாச்சே!
அனிதா பேசுற மாதிரிரி fake வீடியோலாம் போட்டீல
இப்ப சொல்லு எதாச்சும் https://t.co/W6u4XNwCb1 pic.twitter.com/AzpixaTJjp
Sir, Feel free to use the template.. https://t.co/T9rWXB1kKz pic.twitter.com/BCmUOhJwkF
— PrabuG (@HariprabuGuru) August 10, 2021
இவர் அக்கவுண்ட்ல இருந்தே பல fake news வந்துச்சே.. இவ்வளவு பயமிருக்கிற கோவாலு எதுக்கு தனியா வெள்ளையடிக்க போகனும்? https://t.co/FzSl4ra6ni
— ஆல்தோட்டபூபதி (@thoatta) August 10, 2021
மா ஃபா : https://t.co/TaIu9g4tMS pic.twitter.com/2plkbZVLgV
— மருத்துவ மைனர் (@iam_DrAjju) August 10, 2021
