BJP on Tuesday took a dig at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on siphoning of ₹22.10 crore from state government bank accounts, alleging that it had allowed the administration of Kalaiveldur T V K, under which the administration is said to be at fault, to take a back seat.
The BJP state secretary Vinoj P Selvam raised questions on the alleged financial fraud with the chief minister and asked for a response from the state government.
“B Whose CM Vijay when Tamil Nadu is asking for answers?” Selvam asked.
In his X post, the BJP leader wondered how cybercriminals could access several government accounts and transfer crores of rupees while not setting off red flags on security systems.
Selvam also raised doubts about the financial monitoring and control systems set in place by the State government, saying how such huge sums can be used without being checked up at the very moment.
How was it that cybercriminals are said to have been able to breach government payment system? How was the trade done for crores? Where’s the security checks, financial controls, financial monitoring?” he said.
The BJP has also pointed out that this happened because the government had “serious administrative lapses” and questioned the “robustness” of the government’s accountability to public money.
The alleged siphoning of ₹22.10 crore has raised eyebrows over the Tamil Nadu government and led to political questioning of the security breach by the BJP along with a call for transparency and accountability. The state government has yet to come up with a detailed response to the allegations made by the opposition party.