Politician Says Statement Is Not Enough in Gem Veeramani Case
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Pe. Shanmugam is a politician in Tamil Nadu, India.
He talked about a case called the Gem Veeramani case.
He said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin cannot fix the problem with only a statement.
A statement is when someone says something in public.
The ED is now looking at the Gem Veeramani case.
ED means Enforcement Directorate. It checks money crimes.
People say the case is about money and property problems.
Property means land, houses, or things people own.
Some people say the case is very old. It may be 25 years old.
A person called ACP Rajaram is connected to the case.
ACP is a police rank. It means Assistant Commissioner of Police.
People also talk about a pendrive with secret information.
A pendrive is a small device that stores computer data.
Shanmugam wants more action, not just words.
The case is still being watched closely by many people.
Vocabulary15 words
- statement
- words said in public about something
- ED
- a government team that checks money crimes
- property
- land, houses, or things a person owns
- pendrive
- a small tool that saves computer data
- ACP
- a rank in the police
- case
- a problem checked by police or a court
- chief minister
- the top leader of a state
- politician
- a person who works in government
- money crime
- doing something wrong with money
- secret
- something hidden from others
- police
- people who keep law and order
- public
- many people, not just one person
- connected
- linked to something
- action
- doing something, not just talking
- watched
- looked at carefully
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1. Pe. Shanmugam 2. Money crimes 3. True
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Pe. Shanmugam is a _____ in Tamil Nadu, India.
He talked about a case called the Gem Veeramani _____.
He said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin cannot fix the problem with only a _____.
The _____ is now looking at the Gem Veeramani case.
ED means Enforcement Directorate. It checks money _____.
People say the case is about money and _____ problems.
Some people say the case is very _____. It may be 25 years old.
A person called ACP Rajaram is _____ to the case.
People also talk about a _____ with secret information.
Shanmugam wants more _____, not just words.
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