Row over fake books in Periyar Arivulagam in Kovai, Madras HC orders freezing of Agal Vilakku Publishing's bank accounts

Chennai, Nov 10 (UNI) As the row over supply of fake books with AI-generated contents to Periyar Arivulagam in Coimbatore started getting bigger and bigger, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered immediate freezing of the bank accounts of Agal Vilakku Publishing House and directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to register an FIR regarding a public library book procurement scam. Hearing a contempt plea filed by an advocate V.Ramsubbu from Tirunelveli district after writer and Akademi award winner Perumal Murugan exposed the scam, A Division Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and Ms.M.D.Sumathi issued…