C. Vijayabaskar (or Vijayabasker; born 8 April 1974) is an Indian politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party (AIADMK),[1] and the Health minister of Tamil Nadu from 2013 to 2021.
[6] Alleged obstruction of officials conducting an income tax raid at Vijayabhaskar's house in April 2017 led to First Information Reports being filed against his fellow ministers, R. Kamaraj and Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan, but were cancelled due to lack of evidence.
[8] C. Vijayabaskar was the health minister of state in April 2017 when income tax raid discovered evident documents revealing the AIADMK party's intention to offer a sum of Rs 89 crore to "bribe" voters during the byelection for Chennai's RK Nagar assembly constituency, with an individual rate of Rs 4,000 per voter.
[9] The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has filed a case against Vijayabhaskar, accusing him of illegally acquiring disproportionate assets worth Rs 27 crore during his five-year tenure in the 2016–2021 Tamil Nadu government led by the AIADMK.
The DVAC registered a case against him and has also named his wife, and further searches were carried out at multiple properties allegedly owned by he and his family on 18 October 2021.