Tiruchirappalli, Oct. 29 -- Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) searched the Thillai Nagar residence of former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) minister and the party's Principal Secretary, K N Nehru, in Tiruchirappalli.

More than 200 DMK cadres gathered outside Nehru's residence.

A case was registered against Nehru and others by the DVAC in connection with alleged irregularities in the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department. The case relates to allegations of corruption in recruitment, contract allocation and transfers during Nehru's tenure as the minister in charge of the department.

The FIR was registered after the Madras High Court directed the DVAC to initiate a probe into allegations...