The inauguration of the Singapenn Special Task Force is set to take place on Tuesday in Chennai. This event marks Chief Minister Vijay's first public appearance in the city after being sworn into office. The ceremony will be held at Rajarathinam Stadium in Egmore at 5pm.
Leadership and Structure
Inspector-General of Police K Bhavaneeswari has been appointed as the head of the task force. The unit will initially comprise police inspectors, sub-inspectors, and over 30 police personnel. The launch was originally scheduled for May 29 but was postponed due to administrative reasons.
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A Selvaraj, widely known as Crime Selvaraj, is a veteran journalist with over 31 years of experience in crime reporting across leading Tamil and English newspapers. He has covered historic events, including the deaths of former Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Jayalalithaa and M. Karunanidhi, the IPL betting scam, and the Kanchi Seer Sankararaman murder case. A familiar face in the digital space, he has given more than 500 interviews across 30 YouTube channels, with millions of views on social media. He has also featured in international documentaries on Netflix and Bloomberg, speaking on high-profile cases such as idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor and conman Sukesh Chandrasekar. Beyond journalism, he has acted in three films including the Tamil movie DNA, trained over 200 budding journalists, directed short films, and authored the English crime-poetry collection Chilled Love. His contributions have earned him the TOI Scribe Award and the Humanitarian Award from former Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan.
