Soul under attack: Why bookstall vandalism during Puja struck a nerve in Bengal

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A controversy has erupted in Tamil Nadu over books in a Coimbatore library valued at ₹300 crore, after writer Perumal Murugan accused massive corruption and a book‑procurement scam involving substandard books with erroneous historical information at the Periyar Arivulagam. The Madras High Court, which had issued a warning and called for an enquiry two years earlier to streamline library procurement, is now being referenced in the debate, with political parties TVK and DMK blaming each other.

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