Rohini is from Arumuganeri in Thoothukudi district. She is a member of the TVK South District Executive Committee. She had been in close contact for the past year with Manapad Roosevelt, a close friend of Minister Sreenath. It is said that at one point, a rift developed between the two, and she later distanced herself from Roosevelt.
In this situation, on June 26 last month, while she was walking on the Arumuganeri–Adaikalapuram road, an unidentified person snatched her mobile phone and fled. Based on the complaint filed by Rohini regarding this, police from the Arumuganeri police station investigated and arrested Punitharaj from Theriyur, who had snatched the phone.

“I snatched the mobile phone and handed it over to them based on what TVK’s Alandhalai Sibas and Manappadu Roosevelt told me,” Punitharaj told the police. Following this, while Sibas was arrested, Roosevelt went into hiding.
Since he is a close friend of Minister Srinath, the police are showing reluctance in arresting him, and so she submitted another complaint petition at the District Superintendent of Police office on August 13.
After a month, Roosevelt has been appearing at the police station and signing in since obtaining anticipatory bail on September 17. In this situation, on September 19, a woman named Devi from St. Mary’s Colony, Thoothukudi, said, “Last year, in 2024, I was admitted to the cancer treatment ward at the Thoothukudi Government Hospital for treatment. I had kept 8 sovereigns of gold jewelry (a 6-sovereign chain, a 1-sovereign bracelet, half-sovereign earrings, and half-sovereign ring) in my handbag and handed it over to my mother, Sesumary, before going for surgery.

At that time, Rohini and Jeni, who had worked with me at Airtel, came to see me. They took the handbag from my mother and stole 8 sovereigns of jewelry from it. Based on the complaint I filed at the Thenpakkam police station regarding this, Jeni returned 4 sovereigns of jewelry. However, Rohini has not returned the jewelry so far.
When I ask for the jewelry, she threatens me. I have filed a complaint at the District SP office, saying that the jewelry should be recovered from her.”
Speaking to us about this, Rohini said, “When I went to see Devi in the hospital, Devi’s friend Jenny also came with me. She was the one who took the jewelry. She herself admitted this at the Thenpakkam police station and returned 5 sovereigns of jewelry to Devi. They are deliberately implicating me as well in the case just because I went with her. Why stir up an incident that happened 2 years ago, especially now that she has come out on anticipatory bail? Roosevelt’s instigation is the reason for this.”

They have been continuously threatening me in many ways, asking me to withdraw the complaint I filed against Roosevelt. This complaint petition filed against me is a continuation of that. Many women like me have been affected by Roosevelt. No matter what they do, I am not going to withdraw the complaint. I have already filed a complaint at the Madurai IG office seeking protection for my life. I have now also filed a complaint at the SP office regarding this false complaint filed against me,” she said.
We spoke to Roosevelt about this: “The woman office-bearer’s job is to take photos with any important party leaders she meets and speak closely with them. Before the election, she asked for a loan of Rs. 2,25,000 to start a business on her own. When I had an urgent need, I asked for that money back. She is refusing, saying she cannot give the money, and is also making false accusations against me.

My name is also on the recommendation list of eligible candidates for the post of Thoothukudi TVK South District Secretary. On the instigation of the opposing faction, they are acting without even knowing what they are doing, apparently so that I should not get the post. I have already given my side of the explanation to the party leadership. I have nothing to do with the complaint filed by a woman named Devi.” he said.
