Chennai-based anti-corruption watchdog Arappor Iyakkam accuses several entities of financial misappropriation linked to inflated transportation tenders. The complaint has been submitted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), and the Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) The latest controversy revolves around a transportation tender issued in June 2023 for the movement of paddy across Tamil Nadu’s 38 districts. The contract, covering transport from procurement centres to storage, milling, and distribution hubs, was awarded at a staggering Rs 598 per metric ton — Rs 310 more than the original tender price. The NGO claims these fraudulent tenders were approved within a month of the BJP-led NDA government’s return to power at the Centre in 2024. In 2021, the organisation exposed a Rs 2,028 crore scam related to ration item procurement, which remains under investigation.