Madras HC convicts TN Minister K Ponmudy, wife in disproportionate assets case

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, December 19, convicted Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy and his wife P Visalatchi in a disproportionate assets case. The minister has been asked to appear before the court on December 21, Thursday.

The judge set aside the order of the Principal District Judge, Villupuram, acquitting Ponmudy and his wife in the case. The prosecution case was that Ponmudy had amassed wealth to the tune of Rs 1.75 crore in his name and in the name of his wife, disproportionate to his known sources of income when he was a Minister between 2006 and 2011 in the DMK regime.