CHENNAI, Oct. 29 -- The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Thursday searched nearly 25 properties linked to senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and former minister KN Nehru in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli in a cash-for-jobs case, sparking allegations of political vendetta from his party.

This is the second round of searches in the case. In September 2026, the agency raided 19 locations over alleged irregularities in the recruitment of 2,538 people during Nehru's tenure as municipal administration and water supply minister in the previous MK Stalin-led government.

Nehru currently represents the Tiruchirappalli West constituency and is the DMK's deputy floor leader in the Tamil Nadu assembly

The DVAC case is ...