Investigation reveals collection of ‘party fund’ during Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi’s tenure as School Education Minister, CCB tells Madras High Court

Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Greater Chennai Police on Monday (October 12, 2026) told the Madras High Court that their investigation into an over ₹100 crore fraud case had revealed the collection of money termed as “party fund” from some of the private school managements in the State during the tenure of Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi as School Education Minister in the last DMK regime.

The submission was made in a counter affidavit filed before Justice V. Lakshminarayanan who was seized of a plea by Mr. Anbil Mahesh to quash the First Information Report (FIR) with respect to him alone. After taking the counter affidavit on file, the judge adjourned the hearing on the quash petition to October 29, 2026 at the request of the petitioner’s counsel Richardson Wilson.