Background
The First Information Report (FIR), based on the complaint lodged by Chennai Corporation Commissioner J C T Acharyalu on Friday night at 9 p.m on June 29 2001. Mr Acharyalu became Corporation Commissioner only after May 2001 assembly elections appointed by the Jayalalitha Government. He had been kept under suspension by the Karunanidhi Government. The complaint relates alleged losses of Rs 12 crore in the construction of the mini-flyovers in the city of Chennai. M.K. Stalin was the Mayor of the city.As the police complaint was lodged only Friday night and the arrest took place within few hours at midnight with virtually no time to conduct an investigation. It was seen as a clear case of Political vendetta.
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