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DVAC launches probe into book purchase ‘irregularities’ at Tamil Nadu’s Periyar Arivulagam, Anna Centenary Library

Headline via The Hindu · first report 10 Nov, 02:39 IST, latest 10 Nov, 18:53 IST

A gopuram of the Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
Representational image · A gopuram of the Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai · user:deadrat / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Deccan Chronicle at 10 Nov, 02:39 IST; the latest is from The Hindu BusinessLine at 10 Nov, 18:53 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report10 Nov, 02:39 IST
Latest report10 Nov, 18:53 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

The issue was flagged by award-winning Tamil writer Perumal Murugan who visited the library in Coimbatore recently and pointed to issues relating to price, quality and authenticity of content in some books.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

About Tamil Nadu IndiaAsiaCulture 10 Nov 2026

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