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The Congress successful Puducherry has requested Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan to initiate administrative steps for the transportation of probe of the fake cause manufacturing case, from the Puducherry Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
A delegation of leaders led by erstwhile Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy connected Saturday (December 6, 2025) met Mr. Kailashnathan and submitted a memorandum requesting him to transportation the counterfeit medicine manufacturing lawsuit to the CBI to guarantee a “free and fair” inquiry.
The memorandum stated that the CB-CID had registered the lawsuit based connected a ailment filed by Sun Pharma, alleging that counterfeit medicines were being manufactured and supplied nether its sanction crossed the country. After the lawsuit was registered, searches were conducted by the constabulary astatine a godown astatine the Mettupalayam Industrial Estate.
The searches led to the seizure of medicines with Sun Pharma’s label, worthy astir ₹40 crore. Inquiries by the constabulary revealed that a idiosyncratic named Raja, hailing from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, and presently residing successful Reddiayarpalayam here, was allegedly down the amerciable business. The drugs confiscated from the godown were meant for the attraction of humor unit and diabetes, among others, the memorandum said.
The manufacturing portion was functioning for astir 4 and a fractional years without immoderate permissions from the Puducherry government, and lacked GST registration. Two persons, Rana and Meyiyappan, were arrested during the searches. The interrogation of the 2 accused led to the busting of different fake unit, Larven Pharmaceutical, astatine Thirubhuvanai. The constabulary seized fake medicines worthy astir ₹450 crore from the portion astatine Thirubhuvanai, the memorandum noted.
“The portion was purchased by Raja from Larven, and helium was moving it without a valid licence for the past 4 months. More than ₹2,000 crore worthy of drugs were manufactured and sold nether the names of pharma brands crossed the country. The accused Raja has got the backing of those successful power, and helium was being protected from being arrested. The constabulary officers are being threatened erstwhile they transportation retired inspections,” the memorandum alleged.
Shortly aft submitting the memorandum, Mr. Narayanasamy told The Hindu that lone a CBI probe could bring retired the full information and guarantee that culprits are brought to justice, arsenic fake drugs were sold successful respective States, including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
“We person asked the Lt. Governor to name a committee of competent authorities to find the availability of fake drugs successful retail pharma outlets successful Puducherry. The Lt. Governor was affirmative successful his cognition towards our demands,” Mr. Narayanasamy said.
On Speaker’s allegations
When asked astir the allegations levelled against him by Speaker R. Selvam connected the contented of fake drugs, the erstwhile Chief Minister said the authorities successful Puducherry was tally by the AINRC-BJP combine, and not by the Congress.
“The Speaker himself is portion of the ruling establishment. They tin easy motorboat an enquiry and record a lawsuit against maine and my household members. We are not adjacent successful powerfulness astatine the Centre; so, what prevents him from holding an enquiry against me? I person already challenged him to bid a probe against maine and my household members. We [the Congress] volition hold for a week; otherwise, we volition attack the tribunal seeking a CBI probe into the issue,” helium said.
The Congress person said Chief Minister N. Rangasamy cannot absolve himself of responsibilities arsenic acold arsenic the cause contented was concerned, arsenic helium was successful complaint of the Health portfolio.
