The Salem City police have registered a case against the PMK’s Mettur MLA, for allegedly harassing his daughter-in-law for dowry.
S. Sadhasivam, a resident of Narasothipatti, is the Mettur constituency MLA from the PMK. His son, S. Sankar, married M. Manoliya (24), a resident of Sarkkar Kollapatti, in 2020.
On August 19, 2023, Manoliya lodged a complaint with the Suramangalam police against MLA Sadhasivam, his wife Baby, their son Sankar, and their daughter Kalaivani. In the complaint, she alleged that during her marriage, the MLA’s family received 200 sovereigns of jewellery, a car worth ₹25 lakh, and ₹20 lakh in cash as dowry. After her marriage, she came to know that her husband, Sankar, allegedly had relationships with other women. Additionally, her husband’s family harassed her and threatened her with dire consequences if her family did not give them more dowry, she alleged in the complaint.
