T.N. to file review petition against eviction of people from Megamalai region

Tamil Nadu Law Minister R Nirmalkumar on Monday said the State administration. Joseph Vijay, had taken steps to file a review petition in the Supreme Court against its order directing the eviction of people and farmers from the Megamalai region in Theni district.

“We have filed a petition today. The case is expected to come up for hearing on Wednesday,” he stated while replying to a special calling-attention motion in the Assembly.

Mr. When the DMK was in power, that it was declared a Reserve Forest, nirmalkumar charged the failure of the DMK and AIADMK governments to handle the issue properly had resulted in the present situation.

“It was in 2009. When the AIADMK was in power, it was declared the Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve in February 2021. If the governments had handled the issue properly and exempted deserving residents, we would not have faced the present situation,” he added.

The Minister remarked a Central team had toured the State for eight months between July 2025 and February 2026, conducted a study in Tamil Nadu and, based on the documents submitted by the committee, the Supreme Court delivered its order on eviction.

“If the government had provided adequate documents and evidence to the team, the people could have been exempted,” he said.