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P. R. Palanisamy, owner of PRP Exports and a billionaire with political connections, was arrested and his company was sealed. Olympus
Granites, allegedly owned by Durai Dayanidhi, son of former Union Minister of Chemicals, M. K. Azhagiri, was also accused of illegal quarrying. The report submitted by
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Panneer Mohamed (owner of Madura Granites in Melur) handed themselves over to the police. The state government suspended nine people, including a
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Madurai collector at that time, Sagayam, placed the losses to the State government at 16,000 crore rupees. Some of the RTI (Right to Information) activists claimed that the losses could be estimated at, around 1 lakh crore rupees.
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287:"A scam worth 16,000 crores that rests on granite"
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228:"Granite scam cases: HC ruling on State appeals"
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