Ministers, officials took huge bribes for clearing industrial parks, data centre projects of multinational firms during the 2021-26 DMK regime, evidence with Enforcement Directorate (ED) shows.What the evidence alleges (pertains to specific projects, details of which I have): - Rs 27/square feet paid to minister of housing and urban development -Bribe rate card shows Rs 1.01 crore paid to obtain GOs from ministers and CMDA member secretary -Rs 5 crore to Revenue Minister for clearance under land ceiling act -Rs 2-2.5 crore to minister and DTCP officials -Rs 9 per square feet to minister and officials for Environmental Clearance and Consent to Operate (CTE) Specific instance: -For a Rs 1600 crore data centre project, Rs 1.89 crore bribe paid. Rs 1.44 crore for data centre project in Ambattur -In 2023, One DMK minister quoted additional Rs 20/square feet, halted file movement. Influential person intervened to reduce it -Collector took bribe of Rs 50 lakh -Bribes paid by multinational firms through consultants who transfer to middlemen, who then give cash to ministers/officials. 'Supreme Account' name of one middleman/his account -Chennai-builder paid Rs 25 lakh bribe to Prohibition and Excise minister for starting a resto-bar How did ED find this evidence? They stumbled upon it while probing a hawala case of a middleman who facilitated clearances for these firms. DMK's view: - Can't comment till any official statement from ED comes -Then housing minister S Muthusamy denies all allegations.
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