Chennai, Aug. 25 -- Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Maria Wilson alleged in the Assembly that bribes were taken for granting school approvals during the previous Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regime, claiming that money was also taken for his own educational institution in T Nagar and asserting that he was "ready to face any defamation case or inquiry".

Speaking in the Assembly on Monday, Wilson said he was himself a witness to the alleged incident and claimed that he could provide details about the same.

"I want to record one thing. The main reason for that is, they're asking here for witnesses and evidence. Let documentary evidence come, but I myself am evidence here. I myself am a witness! The former Education Minister is not in the Ho...