Biggest Electoral Bonds Purchaser Is Top Donor For This Party
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The DMK received bonds worth Rs 656.5 crore under the now-scrapped electoral bonds system, which allowed anonymous and unlimited donations to political parties.
'Lottery king' Santiago Martin's Future Gaming and Hotel Services - which emerged as the top purchaser of electoral bonds - donated Rs 509 crore to Tamil Nadu's ruling party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The DMK received bonds worth Rs 656.5 crore under the now-scrapped electoral bonds system, which allowed anonymous and unlimited donations to political parties, the Election Commission data showed today.
Future Gaming purchased electoral bonds worth Rs 1,368 crore, of which nearly 37 per cent went to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK. Megha Engineering (Rs 105 crore), India Cements (Rs 14 crore) and Sun TV (Rs 100 crore) were other major donors of the DMK which was among the few political parties to disclose the identity of the donors.
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