Chennai, Nov. 6 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), accusing the previous government of corruption in the purchase of books for Coimbatore's Periyar Arivalayam and alleging that the party had used the names of Periyar and Tamil to engage in corrupt practices.

In a post shared on X, Vijay referred to allegations raised by Professor Perumal Murugan, who was part of a committee constituted to recommend modern literature and critical works for new libraries, including Periyar Arivalayam.

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