‘AI-generated’ book purchase case: DMK’s Paranthamen moves Madras High Court seeking registration of FIR by DVAC

CHENNAI Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Legal Wing joint secretary I. Paranthamen has filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) to register a First Information Report (FIR) on the basis of a complaint lodged by him regarding alleged irregularities in procurement of books for Periyar Arivulagam library in Coimbatore.

In a related development before a Division Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and M.D.

Sumathi in the Madurai Bench of the High Court on Tuesday (November 10, 2026), State Public Prosecutor R. John Sathyan said, the DVAC had commenced a ‘detailed enquiry’ into the issue on November 7, 2026 on the basis of a complaint lodged by the School Education department on November 6, 2026.