I am a master in India

Chapter 342 Passing the test
Jayalalita's political enemies, the DMK, first targeted her personal assets.

This is most likely to damage Jayalalita's personal reputation and greatly diminish her "mother" image.

Didn't you only take one rupee a month as salary? Didn't you say you've dedicated everything you own to Tamil Nadu?
Okay, now the anti-corruption bureau will investigate your personal assets. If you are truly innocent, then there's nothing to worry about.

But Jayalalita could not remain indifferent; for the past two months, she has been busy filing a writ petition with the High Court to fight the charges against her.

She questioned the validity of the current Chief Minister's approval of the indictments, as many of the events date back five years and are difficult to reconstruct.

She wrote petition after petition, but the High Court rejected them.

This case has caused quite a stir, and the court is unlikely to let it go so easily.

Of course, Jayalalita did try to use his connections to exonerate himself, but the judge who made the biased decision was quickly removed from the review team.

Every new emperor brings a new court; everyone knows which side to choose.

As a result, the state police, the anti-corruption bureau, and the Central Investigation Bureau quickly began investigating the allegations against Jayalalita.

The search of her residence was the highlight of the entire news case, and Poom TV followed it live throughout.

Ron also witnessed this scene on television, and he had to admit that the extravagance of Jayalarita surprised him greatly.

警察在她的几个住处搜刮出了28公斤的珠宝、91块名表、一万多件纱丽、750双鞋、30公斤黄金、400对手镯、500公斤白银
Ron lamented, "How can she possibly wear all these clothes and jewelry?"
Even if you wore one item a day, it would take several years to try out all the clothes.

"What's your aunt doing with all that gold and silver at home?" he couldn't help but complain.

“Those are all jewelry. How can an Indian woman not have jewelry?” Kaviya argued vehemently.

"And what about these?" Ron pointed to the television again.

The document is currently disclosing Jayalalita's assets, including 77 properties in Madras alone, and 1000 acres of land in different areas of Tamil.

There are many other estates, farmhouses, and tea plantations, some even located in foreign lands.

Of course, these do not belong to Jayalalita alone; her godson and female assistant are also on the list.

Outsiders all know that these two people have a close relationship with her, and are practically like her front man.

“It’s all that Darram. He must have amassed this wealth behind my aunt’s back through various means,” Kavia insisted.

“Regardless of how these assets came about, your aunt is in a lot of trouble now,” Ron sighed.

According to information released by the police, Jayalalita has assets worth 6.7 million rupees.

Before she became Chief Minister, according to the publicly disclosed results, her assets were only over 20 million rupees.

Throughout her career, her personal wealth increased nearly thirtyfold.

In any case, her claim of a one-rupee salary is completely refuted, and she has even shot herself in the foot.

Sure enough, after the report spread, the media in Tamil Nadu launched a barrage of criticism against Jayalalita.

However, she wasn't without supporters; many voters spontaneously organized themselves and publicly supported Jayalalita in the streets.

There are quite a few people, several thousand.

They chanted "Mama's" name, demanding that the court withdraw its lawsuit against Jayalalita.

There was no way, she gave too much.

These voters don't care whether Jayalarita was corrupt or not; does that even matter in India?

They would even praise her for her cleverness in being greedy, thinking she was capable.

Without "Grandma," who will distribute supplies to them in the next election?
Look, this is a truly good official, showing deep affection for the people.

Well, Jayalalita has now been formally placed under investigation.

More than forty charges will be examined one by one, starting with the color television procurement case.

This accusation concerns last year's lavish wedding, so naturally it's attracting the most attention.

Suer Electric was asked to cooperate with the inspection, and Ron's name inevitably appeared in the newspapers.

However, he did not appear in person, as Suer Electric has the best legal team in all of India.

A case involving a mere few hundred million rupees doesn't require his involvement.

As Ron said before, Suer Appliances did not violate any regulations; they sold televisions at normal prices, generally below market price.

Dhalam forged the invoices, that was his own business. Suer Electric's accounts were crystal clear, and the bank records matched.

Without much hesitation, Ron threw the adopted son out.

The other party, of course, denied everything and even revealed the port's affairs.

This was exactly what DMK wanted; they had their eyes on the Ennor Port tender for a long time.

In addition, they deliberately misled the public by comparing this year's television prices with last year's purchase prices.

In 96, the prices of televisions in India generally began to decline, including those of Suer Electric.

The fundamental reason is that several competitors have begun to localize production, causing the cost of television sets to drop sharply.

Last year, a color TV in Sur sold for 15000 rupees, but this year the price has dropped to around 12000 rupees, a reduction of one-fifth.

Brands like Onida and Videocon are priced around 13000 rupees, and the price gap between the two is narrowing.

Looking at last year's procurement deals with this year's prices, it's no wonder they seem abnormally expensive.

However, Ron was no pushover; he also had his own television and radio stations. While the issue was downplayed in regions outside of South India, the broadcasts targeting Tamil Nadu naturally provided a clear and detailed analysis of the situation.

The Times of India's local branch also thoroughly analyzed the television purchase deal.

Suer Electric Appliances did not violate any regulations; Jayalalita chose this brand entirely based on its cost-effectiveness.

Ron had to take public relations seriously, after all, Suer Electric had a large factory here.

He also almost immediately ordered Sun TV to open a branch in Tamil Nadu.

He broke his agreement with Malan, who, throughout this case, consistently steered public opinion in a way that was unfavorable to Suer Electric.

Since that's the case, Ron won't stand on ceremony. He wants the television market in the four southern states.

Today's Sun TV is not the greenhorn it was a year ago.

But that's a story for later; the most important thing right now is to resolve the port bidding issue.

If there's any problem with it, it's that the transaction price was indeed too low, considering Adani spent 20 million US dollars to buy the Port of Mondra.

Ron spent only half the amount the other party spent, which makes it hard not to be suspicious.

Fortunately, Ennor Port and Mundra are somewhat different, the biggest difference being the size of the land plots.

Adani has big ambitions; the port of Mondra that he bought includes not only the docks but also a large industrial area.

He plans to build a multi-functional port integrating port and industrial park, with complete facilities and a large area.

Because Ennor Port is a privatized military port, most of the surrounding facilities and land have already been built, leaving no land for industrial use.

It is simply a port and does not include industrial park development.

If we calculate it that way, ten million US dollars is barely acceptable.

The matter then entered a wrangling phase, with the port of Sur insisting that it had not violated any regulations or engaged in any insider trading.

Indeed, the anti-corruption bureau found no financial dealings between the Sur Group and Jayalalita's former ruling team.

Just kidding, Ron is treated like a nephew-in-law by "Grandma". Do family members need to bribe each other?
Their relationship was incredibly clean, because there was absolutely no money involved.

With his "mother" around, Ron didn't need to bribe any other officials in Tamil Nadu at the time.

On the other hand, Ron's Sull Electric Appliances has done a lot of good things here.

The Baby Cradle Program and the School Lunch Program are among the many donations that continue to this day.

According to the recorded data, 100,000 baby girls have benefited from the support and subsidy policies of Suer Electric Appliances.

Every month, a deposit is regularly made into the adopted children's account. When they turn eighteen, they will have 20,000 rupees in savings to help them enter society.

All these things were brought to light. When the anti-corruption bureau investigated, it was found that Suer Electric Appliances not only did not embezzle the donations, but also dutifully carried them out every period.

What kind of philanthropist is this? You're calling the owner of this kind of company an insider trader?

The people of Tamil will be the first to object!

There's no way around it; no Indian official is immune to corruption.

Having witnessed all sorts of heinous cases, the locals don't have high expectations of the local officials and businessmen, as long as they don't go too far.

The sudden appearance of such a good person is frankly a bit unsettling. Even the anti-corruption bureau had to verify the data multiple times before daring to release it.

There's not much more to say at this point; the people of Tamil simply don't believe there's any illicit dealings involved in the transfer of benefits at Nnor Port.

The situation at DMK also subsided, with Chief Minister Karunanidi ordering his subordinates not to continue their confrontation with Ron on this matter.

The reason is simple: Suer Electric has a factory here with tens of thousands of employees, and Ennor Port will also be put into operation next year.

What does this mean? Votes and taxes.

Of course, more importantly, this concerns the economic development and social stability of Tamil Nadu.

Ron's business was so large that it could influence the economic landscape of an entire state.

He can no longer be viewed as an ordinary businessman; titles such as great entrepreneur, industrialist, and business leader are more appropriate.

After this incident, Jayalalita's case will no longer have anything to do with Ron.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and Kavia also felt much more at ease.

In any case, the successful completion of the television procurement case and the port bidding process has removed two charges from Jayalalita's list.

Don't underestimate these two charges, especially the case concerning the purchase of the television set, which is directly related to last year's lavish wedding.

If Jayalalita can provide a reasonable explanation for this matter, at least the public will be less angry.

The only thing left to do is to suffer for his godson, Darram. Well, Jayalalita has already severed ties with him.

As a politician, she knew how to choose. Besides, the fact that the guy had indeed embezzled a lot of money from her made Jayalalita see his true colors.

Other charges will be investigated gradually, which will likely take a long time, perhaps several years.

Ron is preparing to return to Mumbai, after more than half a year of wandering since he left at the end of last year.

There are still many things waiting for him to decide; he can't keep drifting around outside all the time.

(End of this chapter)