Police barged into my office to arrest former Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, alleges senior advocate P. Wilson in Madras HC

The judge adjourned the hearing on the FIR quash plea to November 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO

Senior counsel P. Wilson on Thursday (October 29, 2026) complained to the Madras High Court that Central Crime Branch (CCB) police personnel “barged” into his office in Chennai on October 26, 2026 to arrest former School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi (DMK) in a case booked on charges of allegedly collecting over ₹400 crore towards ‘party fund’ from more than 177 private school managements in the State.

Appearing before Justice V. Lakshminarayanan, seized of a plea by the former Minister to quash the First Information Report (FIR) registered against him, the senior counsel said, the petitioner was at his office on Nelson Manickam Road at about 3 p.m. on Monday to discuss about the further course of legal action to be taken pursuant to the dismissal of his anticipatory bail petition by the High Court.

“We were discussing at our office regarding further course of legal action. About three vans of 40 policemen came to our office. They blocked the entrance, barged into the office and arrested him. The place of arrest has been shown as my office. This happened in the middle of the consultation Milord, are we living in a police state?” he asked and insisted upon framing of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).