“For tea and coffee expenses, the office of the Adi Dravidar Welfare Minister’s officer spent Rs 14,94,039, the Agriculture Minister’s office incurred an expense of Rs 11,84,320, the Public Works Department Minister’s office spent Rs 7,81,421, and the Home Minister’s office spent Rs 7,12,635,” Ashok Raja said.

“Regarding ministers’ foreign tours for government work during the same period, the Public Works Department Minister travelled abroad six times, incurring an expenditure of Rs 46,60,032,” Ashok Raja said.

Meanwhile, former MLA and ex-BJP Puducherry state president V Saminathan alleged that UT was misusing public funds.

“There are no funds to construct school buildings and public toilets, despite Puducherry being a major tourist spot. Ministers spend Rs 80,000 per month on diesel in a small city like Puducherry, which has a radius of just 5km,” he said.

He added that further RTI inquiries across departments would reveal more corruption.

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