ED inquiry reported in Tamil Nadu private-school approval case

October 1 reports describe examination of financial records in the case involving Anbil Mahesh, who has denied the allegations.

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October 1 reports describe examination of financial records in the case involving Anbil Mahesh, who has denied the allegations.

Event / development: 1 Oct 2026
Location: Tamil Nadu

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The Enforcement Directorate has taken up a financial investigation connected with the alleged Tamil Nadu private-school approval fraud, according to October 1 reports by South First, News Today and IANS. The agency has obtained documents from Chennai’s Central Crime Branch and is examining the money trail in a case involving former school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi and others.

The underlying complaint alleges that money was collected from school managements in return for permanent recognition and other government clearances. Reports put the alleged wider scheme at about ₹100 crore. That is an allegation under investigation, not a judicial finding or an established amount personally received by the former minister.

State police searched premises linked to him in September and questioned him on September 18. After that questioning, he told reporters he denied all allegations, as The Times of India reported. That earlier response is distinct from the newly reported ED step. No confirmed fresh ED search or new response to this step was established in the sources reviewed. The inquiry does not establish guilt.