The Madras High Court gave a shock to TVK head Vijay who is creating a sensation in Tamil Nadu politics. The bench issued notices stating that there were serious discrepancies in the disclosure of assets in the affidavits filed by him for the Assembly elections. In particular, the court expressed its anger over the fact that the numbers in the affidavits filed in the two constituencies did not match. According to the details filed by a petitioner named Vignesh from Chennai.. Vijay has declared assets of 115.13 crores in Perambur constituency. But in the affidavit submitted in Trichy East Constituency, the value of the assets is shown at 220.15 crores. The petitioner has asked the Income Tax Department to investigate the huge discrepancy of Rs 105 crore between the two affidavits.
However, the bench of the Madras High Court heard the case and said that non-disclosure of assets worth more than one hundred crores in a constituency is a serious illegality. Along with Vijay, the Central Election Commission has issued notices to the Director General of IT Investigation and the concerned returning officers. The petitioner requested that the investigation report be disclosed to the public before the polling date of April 23 so that the voters can take a proper decision. The bench adjourned further hearing of the case till next week. Now it has become a topic of discussion that if the disclosure of assets in the election affidavits is proved, what will be the impact on Vijay’s political future.