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T. R. Paarivendhar (also known as T. R. Pachamuthu) is an Indian Politician and Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi MP to the 17th Lok Sabha from Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency, Tamil Nadu.He is well known as the founder chairman of the SRM Group of educational institutions. Political career He contested and won the 2019 Indian general election on DMK's Rising Sun symbol being an Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi party member. His party contested along with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. In 2019 he walked out of the AIADMK-BJP alliance after the Pattali Makkal Katchi joined it. His party allied with Kamal Hassan's Makkal Needhi Maiam during the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. Arrest and court case The Chennai Central Crime Branch police arrested SRM University chancellor Pari Vendhar on August 26, 2016, after questioning him overnight. The arrest followed complaints from over 100 students who claimed they paid money for a medical seat at SRM college but didn't get admitted. The Central Crime Branch police found initial evidence suggesting his involvement in cheating students of Rs. 75 crore. The case began when Madhan, a close aide to Pachamuthu and Managing Partner of Vendhar Movies, went missing in May 2016, leaving a suicide note. In the note, Madhan lamented that after collecting crores of rupees from parents, they would be unable to meet their pledge. While Paarivendhar filed a case accusing Madhan of illegally collecting the money, over 110 parents addressed the police, claiming to have donated Rs. 50 lakh each on their assurance of admission to the MBBS course. The Saidapet magistrate court announced his decision to remand him to 15 days in custody the same day.A case has been filed in Madras High Court on 2016 that Parivendar occupied land worth Rs.371 crores designated for the Adi Dravidas in Kanchipuram district's Kattangolathur for his SRM university. The Madras High Court on July 14, 2016 ordered notices to be sent to Kanchipuram District Collector and Parivendar in this case. Electoral performance Lok Sabha elections. References. Discover the A R T popular books. Find the top 100 most popular A R T books.

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  • Cowboy Rebel synopsis, comments

    Cowboy Rebel

    Carolyn Brown

    A wild Texas cowboy is about to meet his match in an ER nurse in this heartwarming romance from a USA Today bestseller, which includes a bonus novella from Annie Rains.Ever since l...

  • Art synopsis, comments

    Art

    Colin Heinink

    Our reactions to art, and each other. A series of sketches where characters stop in front of an art work and respond. Or not. Sometimes they respond to each other. Or not. Sometime...

  • Ramona Quimby, Age 8 synopsis, comments

    Ramona Quimby, Age 8

    Beverly Cleary

    In this edition of the Newbery Honor Book Ramona Quimby, Age 8, the timeless classic features a special foreword written by actress, producer, and author Amy Poehler, as well ...

  • Divergent synopsis, comments

    Divergent

    Veronica Roth

    This first book in Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent series of books is the novel the inspired the major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James,...

  • The Horse and His Boy synopsis, comments

    The Horse and His Boy

    C. S. Lewis

    Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia . . . where horses talk . . . where t...

  • Fragile Things synopsis, comments

    Fragile Things

    Neil Gaiman

    “A prodigiously imaginative collection.”New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice“Dazzling tales from a master of the fantastic.”Washington Post Book WorldFragile Things is a ste...

  • Sarah, Plain and Tall synopsis, comments

    Sarah, Plain and Tall

    Patricia MacLachlan

    This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family.Set in the late nineteenth century and told...

  • Prince Caspian synopsis, comments

    Prince Caspian

    C. S. Lewis

    Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia . . . where animals talk . . . where ...

  • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe synopsis, comments

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    C. S. Lewis

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers...

  • Freakonomics synopsis, comments

    Freakonomics

    Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

    The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and b...

  • Art synopsis, comments

    Art

    Mara Flanagan-Collins

    Art and design portfolio of Mara Flanagan Art. Covers work from 2011 to August 2016. Mediums vary from pencil and pen, to apparel design and snowboard concepts. This collection ill...

  • Pride and Prejudice Complete Text with Extras synopsis, comments

    Pride and Prejudice Complete Text with Extras

    Jane Austen

    "Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was by her."With all the forces of the world conspiring to keep Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet apart, how will fate manage to ...

  • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus synopsis, comments

    Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

    John Gray

    The Phenomenal #1 New York Times Bestseller In his classic guide to understanding the opposite sex, Dr. John Gray, provides a practical and proven way for men and women to improve ...

  • The Graveyard Book synopsis, comments

    The Graveyard Book

    Neil Gaiman

    Neil Gaiman's perennial favorite, The Graveyard Book, has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal. Bo...

  • Goodnight Moon synopsis, comments

    Goodnight Moon

    Margaret Wise Brown

    In this classic of children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a per...

  • FaceOff synopsis, comments

    FaceOff

    David Baldacci & Lee Child

    An instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller and “a thriller reader’s ultimate fantasy” (Booklist), this oneofakind anthology pulls together the most beloved characters from ...

  • To Kill a Mockingbird synopsis, comments

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    Voted America's BestLoved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prizewinning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep Southand the heroism of one man in ...

  • The Iliad synopsis, comments

    The Iliad

    Homer & Caroline Alexander

    With her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless epic of the Trojan WarComposed around 730 B.C., Homer’s Iliad re...

  • Whirlpool synopsis, comments

    Whirlpool

    Elizabeth Lowell

    When an exquisitely crafted, authentic imperial Faberge egg mysteriously shows up at Laurel Swann's home studio, she knows it can only be from one personher father, who has drifted...

  • Coraline 10th Anniversary Enhanced Edition synopsis, comments

    Coraline 10th Anniversary Enhanced Edition

    Neil Gaiman

    Please note that while the enhanced ebook is available for all electronic readers, at this time the audiovideo content is available only on select devices. Please check your device...

  • Art synopsis, comments

    Art

    Susie Hodge

    Art introduces readers to 100 of the world's most important artists and their paintings, from the 13th century to the modern era. Works by artists including Caravaggio, Vermeer, va...

  • Coraline 10th Anniversary Edition synopsis, comments

    Coraline 10th Anniversary Edition

    Neil Gaiman

    "Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house. . . ."When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only bett...

  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever synopsis, comments

    The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

    Barbara Robinson

    This year’s pageant is definitely like no other, but maybe that’s exactly what makes it so special.Laughs abound in this bestselling Christmas classic by Barbara Robinson! The Best...

  • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader synopsis, comments

    The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

    C. S. Lewis

    Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia . . . where a dragon awakens . . . wh...

  • The Alchemist synopsis, comments

    The Alchemist

    Paulo Coelho

    A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho.Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an ins...

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God synopsis, comments

    Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Zora Neale Hurston

    A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy ...

  • Bridge to Terabithia synopsis, comments

    Bridge to Terabithia

    Katherine Paterson

    The 40th anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Medalwinning title by beloved author Katherine Paterson, with brandnew bonus materials including an author's note by Katherine h...

  • The Last Battle synopsis, comments

    The Last Battle

    C. S. Lewis

    Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia . . . where lies breed fear . . . whe...

  • Art synopsis, comments

    Art

    Clive Bell

    In this book the author has tried to develop a complete theory of visual art. The author has tried to make a generalisation about the nature of art that shall be at once true, coh...

  • The Will to Change synopsis, comments

    The Will to Change

    bell hooks

    From the New York Times bestselling author of All About Love, a brave and astonishing work that challenges patriarchal culture and encourages men to reclaim the best part of themse...

  • ThePlanets synopsis, comments

    ThePlanets

    R. T. James McAteer

    From the Depths of our Solar System To the Edge of Our World A Tale of 8 Planetary Siblings Unfolding over 4.5 Billion Years One Family, Words Apart Majestic, Beautiful, Awesome, ...

  • Freakonomics Rev Ed synopsis, comments

    Freakonomics Rev Ed

    Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

    The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and b...

  • Love That Dog synopsis, comments

    Love That Dog

    Sharon Creech

    The Newbery Medalwinning author of Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech, brings readers a story with enormous heart. Love That Dog shows how one boy named Jack finds h...

  • The Silver Chair synopsis, comments

    The Silver Chair

    C. S. Lewis

    Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia . . . where giants wreak havoc . . . ...

  • Cryptonomicon synopsis, comments

    Cryptonomicon

    Neal Stephenson

    With this extraordinary first volume in what promises to be an epochmaking masterpiece, Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men...

  • Coraline synopsis, comments

    Coraline

    Neil Gaiman

    New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medalwinning author Neil Gaiman’s modern classic, Coralinealso an Academy Awardnominated film"Coraline discovered the door a little...

  • Lamb synopsis, comments

    Lamb

    Christopher Moore

    Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. But what happened to Jesus between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount? In this hilarious and bold novel, the...

  • A Tree Grows In Brooklyn synopsis, comments

    A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

    Betty Smith

    The American classic about a young girl's comingofage at the turn of the century.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews...