Tamil Nadu Congress leader says he told Chennai Police about Veeramani scandal two years ago

A Tamil Nadu Congress leader has come forward to say he alerted Chennai Police about K Veeramani’s sexual abuse allegations two years ago. The disclosure follows ongoing probes into complaints from victims dating back to the 2000s and 2010s. Though no action was taken at the time, the former VCK leader now faces multiple such accusations. The claim now puts police response times under scrutiny, raising doubts if earlier intervention could have stopped the escalation.

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