Senior AIADMK leader and former Minister C.Ve. Shanmugam has paid a sum of ₹10 lakh to the Tamil Nadu government as directed by the Supreme Court recently. The State government has issued orders for utilising the sum to benefit the people of Kalvarayan hills in Kallakurichi district.
An official release from the Tamil Nadu government said Mr. Shanmugam made the payment on Thursday, in line with the direction of the Supreme Court judgment that had also dismissed his petition challenging the decision to naming a welfare programme after Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.
It said the sum will be utilised under the Nalam Kaakkum Stalin programme.
Mr. Shanmugam was a Minister during the erstwhile AIADMK regime.
Case dismissed
Earlier this month, a three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, dismissed the pending case instituted by Mr. Shanmugam in the Madras High Court with costs of ₹10 lakh, which he has to pay the State government to be used in welfare programmes.
Published – August 15, 2025 01:00 am IST
