Dmk Ministers Arrested

• Former DMK ministers Veerapandi Arumugam and Periyasamy arrested in Tamil Nadu

  Two former DMK ministers Veerapandi S Arumugam and I Periyasamy were arrested on Monday on different charges. Mr Arumugam, the DMK's strongman in Salem district, was arrested near his residence on land grabbing charges and Mr Periyasamy at Koombur in Dindigul district for alleged illegal granite mining, police said.

• Former DMK minister Veerapandi Arumugham arrested

  Former DMK minister Veerapandi Arumugham has been arrested in Salem district of Tamil Nadu on charges of arson and abetting damage to a property.

• Former DMK Minister arrested for alleged role in murder cover-up

  Former DMK Minister for Health & Backward Classes KKSSR Ramachandran has been arrested by the Virudhnagar Police for his alleged role in covering up a murder by a party functionary in 2010 when the DMK was in power. Ramachandran had landed at the Madurai Airport at 3.30 pm and his vehicle was followed by a police party which made the arrest as soon...

• Former DMK minister arrested on land-grabbing charges

  Another former DMK Minister, Vellakovil Swaminathan, has been arrested in Tamil Nadu this morning. Mr Swaminathan, who was the Highways Minister till last April in the government of M Karunanidhi, has been accused of land grabbing, criminal intimidation and holding kangaroo courts.

• Former DMK minister arrested for fisherman's murder

  Former DMK Minister K P P Samy was today arrested in connection with a case relating to the murder of a fisherman in 2006.

• Ex-DMK minister's son arrested on land grab charges

  Former DMK Minister Pongalur Palaniswamy's son Pari has been arrested in Coimbatore on land grab charges.

• Ex-DMK MLA arrested on land grab charges

  A former MLA of the DMK, Ranganathan, has been arrested on land grab charges. He was arrested this morning following a complaint from Chennai's Thirumangalam area.