The Hindu (Madurai)

Radikaa is the richest among candidates in Virudhunag­ar LS seat

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BJP candidate Radikaa Sarathkuma­r has emerged as the richest among the candidates of major political parties who have filed their nomination­s for Virudhunag­ar Lok Sabha constituen­cy.

As per her affidavit the actorturne­dpoliticia­n has movable assets worth ₹27 crore and immovable assets amounting to ₹26 crore. She possesses 750 grams of gold and 5 kg of silver articles. She has cited ₹14 crore of bank loan and ₹6.5 crore of GST and Income Tax, as liabilitie­s. The movable assets include ₹59lakhwort­h Audi car, investment in various companies and shares.

Her husband Sarathkuma­r has movable and immovable assets totalling to ₹29.8 crore, 300 gms gold, 4 kg silver and ₹10lakh worth diamonds. He too has ₹19 crore bank dues and ₹8.48 crores of GST and IT, as liabilitie­s.

The twotime sitting MP of the constituen­cy and Congress candidate B. Manickam Tagore, in his affidavit, has stated that he has movable assets of ₹11 lakh, including a vehicle worth ₹1.70 lakh and that of his wife as ₹73 lakh. His immovable assets, properties in Madurai, Chennai and Sivaganga, amounts to ₹2 crore. He has a housing loan of ₹88 lakh. He owns 80 gms of gold, while his spouse has 1,160 gms of gold, ₹73.50 lakh worth movable assets and ₹3 crore of immovable assets. He has declared his advocate profession and law consultanc­y as sources of income.

The DMDK alliance candidate and son of actor Vijayakant­h, Vijaya Prabhakara­n, has disclosed ₹11.38 crore of movable assets, including a BMW car and two other vehicles. He has also shown ₹6.57 crore worth immovable assets. He has stated that he has 192 gms of gold and 560 gms of silver. He has furnished ₹12.8 crore as liabilitie­s. Business and interest from bank has been shown as sources of income.

His mother, Premalatha Vijayakant, has ₹6.49 crore of movable assets, ₹48.99 crore of immovable assets, 1,540 gm of gold and 1,050 gm of silver. Naam Tamilar Party has fielded a 26yearold doctor S. Kaushik. He has movable assets worth ₹Rs. 9.4 lakh and does not have any immovable assets or liabilitie­s.

Except for the sitting MP, the other three candidates do not have any criminal cases pending against them. The MP has one pending criminal case against him in which he has been charged for being member of an unlawful assembly, disobedien­ce to an order lawfully promulgate­d by a public servant.

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