Chennai, Oct. 30 -- Tamil Nadu's Opposition alliance on Wednesday accused the state's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led government of not acting on information from the Enforcement Directorate, alleging corruption in the recruitment of 2,538 posts in Tamil Nadu's Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department , even as the government claimed the federal agency was raking up an old case of false allegations ahead of next year's assembly elections.

ED, in a letter dated October 27 to the Tamil Nadu police, alleged that bribes of Rs.25-35 lakh per post were exchanged for 2,538 posts in the MAWS department. The agency said that while investigating a bank fraud in April, they found evidence of corruption in the hiring of staff in MAW...