Chennai: A special court here on Tuesday declined to grant bail to former DMK minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in the alleged cash-for-approvals private schools case. L. S. Sathiyamurthy, judge of the Special Court for cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, dismissed the Dravidian party leader's petition seeking bail.

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The order follows the earlier development in the same case: after the Madras High Court dismissed Poyyamozhi's anticipatory bail application, police arrested him on October 26, 2026. The High Court had held that he faces the accusation of having received money from school managements for a 'party fund' and that its 'final destination' cannot be unearthed unless he is interrogated in custody. The allegations are under investigation and have not been proved in court.

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At the November 6 hearing, the court extended his remand till November 18 and reserved orders on the bail plea for November 10. Prosecutor John Sathyan opposed bail, arguing that further custodial questioning was necessary as new evidence had come to light, citing the surrender of one accused and the alleged disappearance of another man said to have been transporting money. Defence counsel disputed the changing estimates of the amounts allegedly collected and questioned the Central Crime Branch registering the case when the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption is the designated agency for corruption cases, The Hindu reported.

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Poyyamozhi, a senior DMK leader who was Tamil Nadu's school education minister in the previous DMK government, remains in judicial custody. His legal team is expected to approach the Madras High Court against the dismissal, Tamil news channel News Tamil 24x7 reported. The dismissal of a bail plea is not a finding of guilt; the case will proceed through investigation and trial.

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