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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Tamil name|Jebamani|Mohanraj}}

'''Jebamani Mohanraj / Mohan Raj''' ({{langx|ta|ஜெபமணி மோகன்ராஜ்}}, {{lang-Deva|जेबामणि मोहनराज}}; b. 1951–1952) is an [[India|Indian]] politician from [[Tamil Nadu]] who founded the Jebamani Janata Party, a [[Politics of India#Registered Unrecognized Political Party (RUPP)|registered unrecognized political party]].

Mohanraj is the son of the "freedom fighter" Nellai [[R. Jebamani]], who was [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elected in 1977]] to represent the [[Sathankulam Assembly constituency|Sattankulam constituency]] in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu assembly]] as a member of the [[Janata Party]].<ref name="2019-04-04--IANS">{{Cite news |date=4 April 2019 |title=TN candidate declares Rs 1.76 lakh cr cash, Rs 4 lakh cr loan |work=Indo-Asian News Service |department=India |id=vj/bc. Academic databases: {{Factiva|HNIANS0020190404ef44003ju}}; {{Gale|A581195420}}; {{ProQuest|2202720901}}. News publishers: [[The Tribune (India)]] [https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/tamil-nadu-candidate-declares-rs-1-76-lakh-cr-cash-rs-4-lakh-cr-loan-753246/ 753246]; [[Business Standard]] [https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/tn-candidate-declares-rs-1-76-lakh-cr-cash-rs-4-lakh-cr-loan-119040400624_1.html 119040400624_1]. |agency=IANS}}</ref> Mohanraj named the Jebamani Janata Party after his father.<ref name="Lakshmi-Subramanian--2019-04-04--The-Week">{{Cite news |last=Subramanian |first=Lakshmi |date=4 April 2019 |title=Tamil Nadu's "richest" candidate dares EC to prove him wrong |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/04/04/Tamil-Nadu-richest-candidate-dares-EC-to-prove-him-wrong.html |work=The Week |department=Breadcrumbs: News > India. Tags: Tamil Nadu; General Elections 2019.}}</ref> As of October 2011, Mohanraj had "contested 15 elections to Parliament, the Assembly and the local body",<ref name="Gopu-Mohan--2011-10-06--Indian-Express" /> and in April 2019, Mohanraj stated that the upcoming by-election to the [[Perambur Assembly constituency|Perambur assembly]] seat in Tamil Nadu would be his 13th, and that he had previously unsuccessfully ran in the [[Lok Sabha]] and Tamil Nadu elections.<ref name="2019-04-04--IANS" />

Mohanraj was a member of the Tamil Nadu police for 21 years; he then joined the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] in the late 1980s or early 1990s, where he joined the Special Investigation Team that investigated the May 1991 [[assassination of Rajiv Gandhi]]; he rejoined the state police in March 1993; and he took voluntary retirement in 1997, but remained active.<ref name="Gopu-Mohan--2011-10-06--Indian-Express">{{Cite news |last=Mohan |first=Gopu |date=6 October 2011 |title='Spare 3 on death row': officer who probed Rajiv case is no longer angry |work=Indian Express |department=News / national |id={{Factiva|AIWINE0020111006e7a60000z}}. {{Gale|A268839491}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/14960F1FB68CD030 14960F1FB68CD030]. [[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a53YK-7GF1-JB35-147X-00000-00 {{small|53YK-7GF1-JB35-147X-00000-00}}]. [[PressReader]] [https://www.pressreader.com/article/281805690679459 281805690679459]. {{ProQuest|896368566}}.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sangameswaran |first=K.T. |date=9 August 2014 |title=Probe on into K.P.'s role in Rajiv killing: CBI |work=The Hindu |department=National |publisher=Kasturi & Sons Ltd |id={{Factiva|THINDU0020140809ea890007x}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/14F96195C9177808 14F96195C9177808].}}</ref><ref name="T-Muruganandham--2019-04--New-Indian-Express">{{Cite news |last=Muruganandham |first=T |date=3–4 April 2019 |title=2019 Tamil Nadu assembly bypolls: Perambur candidate has assets worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/Apr/03/2019-tamil-nadu-assembly-bypolls-perambur-candidate-has-assets-worth-rs-176-lakh-crore-1959975.html |work=New Indian Express |id={{Factiva|NIEXPR0020190404ef440006m}}}}</ref>

== Activism ==
Note: the dates are generally estimated based on the earliest publication dates of relevant news articles; the events described may have happened earlier.
* 2007: Mohanraj made a writ plea in the [[Madras High Court]] to object to the government's modification of ''[[Tamil Thai Valthu (Tamil Nadu)|Tamil Thai Valthu]]'', the Tamil anthem, from the version originally written by [[Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 March 2008 |title=Plea in HC to enforce proper singing of Tamil anthem |work=New Indian Express |id={{Factiva|NIEXPR0020080313e43d0000w}}}}</ref> On 21 January 2022, the court dismissed the petition, stating that because the changes were made in 1972 (in a GO dated 1972 May 5), it was too late to file a petition, and that the changes were a valid policy decision by the government in order to avoid disparaging various languages that it referred to negatively.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=21–22 January 2022 |title=HC dismisses case filed against Tamil Thai Vazhthu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/hc-dismisses-case-filed-against-tamil-thai-vazhthu/article38305361.ece |work=The Hindu Online |id={{Factiva|THINDO0020220121ei1l000nz}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21–22 January 2022 |title=Madras HC dismisses plea against changes in original lines of Tamil anthem |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/Jan/22/madras-hc-dismisses-plea-against-changes-inoriginal-lines-of-tamil-anthem-2409902.html |work=The New Indian Express |department=Tamil Nadu |agency=Express News Service}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Manonmaniam Sundaram |date=22 January 2022 |title=HC dismisses plea challenging revised version of Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu |work=DT Next |id=[[PressReader]] [https://www.pressreader.com/article/281685438221816 281685438221816]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2022 |title=HC dismisses case filed against Tamil Thai Vazhthu |work=The Hindu |department=Tamil Nadu |id={{Factiva|THINDU0020220122ei1m0003q}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb-newsbank-com.dclibrary.idm.oclc.org/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/187ADDFAC3FE00D0 187ADDFAC3FE00D0]. [[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a64KM-KSJ1-DYDW-71PS-00000-00 {{small|64KM-KSJ1-DYDW-71PS-00000-00}}]. {{ProQuest|2621726806}}.}}</ref>
* 2008, December: Mohanraj made a petition to the Madras High Court requesting a partial or total ban on Google Earth, stating that its satellite images of sensitive locations could hurt national security.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 December 2008 |title=HC DISMISSES PETITION TO BAN GOOGLE EARTH |publisher=HT Syndication |id=-925165. {{Factiva|UNNIND0020081229e4ch002wo}}. [[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a4V81-4070-TYCS-1026-00000-00 {{small|4V81-4070-TYCS-1026-00000-00}}]. |agency=UNI (United News of India)}}</ref>
* 2009, May: Mohanraj admitted that when he declared the amount of his assets when registering as a candidate for the [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|South Chennai Lok Sabha constituency]], he made a false affidavit overstating his assets as being worth Rs 1,977 crore, in protest of other candidates understating their assets.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 May 2009 |title='Richest' in fray faked it |work=New Indian Express |id={{Factiva|NIEXPR0020090512e55b00053}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Venkatesh |first=M R |date=12 May 2009 |title=Catch me if you can, says 'richest' candidate of 2009 |work=Hindustan Times |location=Chennai |page=11 |publication-place=New Delhi, India |via=HT Syndication, McClatchy-Tribune Business News |id={{EBSCOhost|2W6853486588}} / [https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=dcbc28d6-8975-3dd6-af41-58d04dbf62d6 {{small|dcbc28d6-8975-3dd6-af41-58d04dbf62d6}}]. {{Factiva|HNTM000020090512e55c0001b}}. {{Gale|A199553483}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/12A93DFC11D5B838 12A93DFC11D5B838]. [[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a7VNN-K2M1-2SFM-K4FM-00000-00 {{small|7VNN-K2M1-2SFM-K4FM-00000-00}}]. {{ProQuest|469219140|3093913821|455961869}}.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sainath |first=P. |date=9 June 2012 |orig-date=updated 16 November 2021 |title=Rayadurg's record in (Croesus roll-call) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/rayadurgs-record-in-croesus-rollcall/article3506097.ece |work=The Hindu |department=National |publisher=Kasturi & Sons Ltd |pages=1, 7 |id={{Factiva|THINDU0020120611e869000db}} (full article), [https://global.factiva.com/aa/?ref=THINDU0020120611e8690005g {{small|THINDU0020120611e8690005g}}] (second page). [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/13F4B63FBB3D2170 13F4B63FBB3D2170] (full article), [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/13F4B645E8A66AF8 13F4B645E8A66AF8] (first page).}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Nivedita |date=24 April 2024 |editor-last=Misra |editor-first=Apoorva |title=One in Every 4 Lok Sabha Candidates Since 2009 Was A 'Crorepati'; 2024 No Different |trans-title=Subheading "BEING RICH NO GUARANTEE OF WINNING" |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/one-in-every-4-lok-sabha-candidates-since-2009-was-a-crorepati-2024-no-different-8864167.html |work=News18.com |publisher=Network18 Media & Investments Ltd. |id={{Factiva|NEWSET0020240607ek4o00fvt}}}}</ref> Although making a false declaration was considered a criminal offense then, until it became a civil matter on 26 April 2014, he stated that he didn't even get a notice about his.<ref name="2019-04--PTI">{{Cite news |date=3–4 April 2019 |orig-date=Eds: Recasting overnight story |title=TN-CONTESTANT: TN bypoll contestant declares Rs 1.76 lakh cr cash, (Rs) 4 lakh cr debt |work=Press Trust of India |department=National |id={{Factiva|PRTRIN0020190403ef4300qmd}} (PTI VGN APR VS APR APR), {{Factiva|PRTRIN0020190404ef44009hp}} (PTI VGN APR VS SS SS SS) |agency=PTI}}</ref>
* 2009, October: Mohanraj filed a [[Public interest litigation in India|Public Interest Litigation]] (PIL) protesting the granting of [[geographical indication]] (GI) for [[Tirupati laddu]] to [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams|Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam]], as well as the granting of a trademark for the image of the presiding deity [[Kannagi|Kannagi Amman]] of the [[Attukal Temple]] to the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple Trust.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2009 |title=Dinamalar issue: Journalists' plea against actors posted for Monday : NOTICE ORDERED ON PLEA AGAINST GI REGN FOR 'LADDUS' |work=New Indian Express |id={{Factiva|NIEXPR0020091014e5ad00044}} |agency=Express News Service}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Deepak |first=J. Sai |date=14 October 2009 |title=SpicyIP Tidbit: PIL filed at the Madras HC against GI for Tirupati Laddu |url=https://spicyip.com/2009/10/spicyip-tidbit-pil-filed-at-madras-hc.html |work=Spicy IP |publisher=Shamnad Basheer |id={{Factiva|ATSPIC0020091105e5ae000b4}}. [[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a800V-TGT1-2NV6-T24K-00000-00 {{small|800V-TGT1-2NV6-T24K-00000-00}}].}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 February 2010 |title=GI marker of Tirupati laddus gets nod |work=The New Indian Express |publication-place=Chennai, India |via=HT Syndication |id={{ProQuest|237585644}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chandrashekaran |first=Sumathi |date=8 June 2010 |title=Breaking News: Madras HC dismisses Tirupati laddu PIL |url=https://spicyip.com/2010/06/breaking-news-madras-hc-dismisses.html |work=Spicy IP |publisher=Shamnad Basheer |via=Contify.com |id={{Factiva|ATSPIC0020100609e66800001}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8–9 June 2010 |title=Plea against GI tag for Tirupati laddus rejected |work=New Indian Express |id={{Factiva|NIEXPR0020100610e6680006k}}. {{Gale|A228462550}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/151986C3A3760C78 151986C3A3760C78]. {{ProQuest|366153757}}. |agency=Express News Service}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mini |first=Darshana Sreedhar |date=2016 |title=Attukal "Pongala": The "Everydayness" in a Religious Space |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44737780 |journal=Journal of Ritual Studies |volume=30 |issue=1  |pages=63–73 |issn=0890-1112 |jstor=44737780}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bakshi |first=Rushika |date=28 February 2022 |title=Granting Geographical Indication Tag To 'Temple Prasadam': Violation Of The Law Of Land? (Part II) |url=https://www.mondaq.com/india/land-law-agriculture/1165676/granting-geographical-indication-tag-to-temple-prasadam-violation-of-the-law-of-land-part-ii |work=Mondaq Business Briefing |department=India. Real Estate and Construction {{!}} Land Law & Agriculture. |id={{Factiva|BBPUB00020220228ei2s0000m}}. {{Gale|A695231133}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/188722F0AECCAAC8 188722F0AECCAAC8].}} Republished from: {{Cite web |last=Bakshi |first=Rushika |date=24 February 2022 |title=Is The GI Tag Valuating The Law of Land? Tirupati Laddu  / Granting Geographical Indication Tag To ‘Temple Prasadam’: Violation Of The Law Of Land? (Part II)  |url=https://www.khuranaandkhurana.com/2022/02/24/granting-geographical-indication-tag-to-temple-prasadam-violation-of-the-law-of-land-part-ii/?utm_source=mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_content=articleoriginal&utm_campaign=article |website=Khurana & Khurana |department=Intellectual Property}}</ref>
* 2010, April: Mohanraj made a petition to the Madras High Court requesting that use of the [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|M.A. Chidambaram (MAC) Cricket Stadium]] be disallowed due to safety concerns about its structural integrity, and pointed out inconsistencies in the information that the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] (TNCA) provided to authorities.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=6 April 2010 |title=Plea to bar cricket matches at MAC stadium dismissed |work=The Hindu |publisher=Kasturi & Sons Ltd |page=4 |id={{Factiva|THINDU0020100405e6460009y}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/12EEAFFCD4F1FFE0 12EEAFFCD4F1FFE0]. {{ProQuest|288061599}}.}}</ref> Mohanraj complained to the City Police Commissioner on 7 January 2011 and 19 July 2012, but did not follow the proper procedure to register the [[First information report|FIR]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6–7 August 2013 |title=Cops Told to File FIR against TNCA for Conflicting Claims over Stadium  |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2013/Aug/07/cops-told-to-file-fir-against-tnca-for-conflicting-claims-over-stadium-504496.html |work=New Indian Express |publication-place=Chennai, India |id={{Factiva|NIEXPR0020130807e9860003a}}. {{Gale|A338920129}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1508C5B613B24450 1508C5B613B24450], [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1508C35A94BB3C58 1508C35A94BB3C58]. [[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a592N-R5C1-F12F-F4HH-00000-00 {{small|592N-R5C1-F12F-F4HH-00000-00}}]. {{ProQuest|1418023994}}.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 August 2013 |title=Take police action on TNCA: Madras High Cout |work=Deccan Chronicle |id={{Factiva|DECCLE0020130809e9870000n}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Subramani |first=A |date=7 August 2013 |title=Chepauk stadium stability issue: HC directs police to register criminal case against TNCA |work=The Times of India |department=Top Stories |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. |publication-place=Mumbai, India |id={{Factiva|TOI0000020130806e987000hi}}. {{Gale|A338909125}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1566F991B5EF6368 1566F991B5EF6368]. [[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a592K-3G71-JB3N-T4PY-00000-00 {{small|592K-3G71-JB3N-T4PY-00000-00}}]. {{ProQuest|1418003924}}.}}</ref> In these complaints, Mohanraj also made allegations that the TNCA was cheating the government with regards to lease payment and land allotment for the stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2014 |title=Madras High Court rejects plea against TNCA |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/madras-high-court-rejects-plea-against-tnca-178627/ |work=Cricket Country |publisher=Indiadotcom Digital |via=Contify.com |id=[[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a5D0M-56M1-JB5M-W3BN-00000-00 {{small|5D0M-56M1-JB5M-W3BN-00000-00}}]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2014 |title=Plea Against TNCA Fails |work=New Indian Express |id={{Factiva|NIEXPR0020140826ea8q0007y}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/14FF09FA10554E10 14FF09FA10554E10]. [[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a5D0J-6FY1-F12F-F0BP-00000-00 {{small|5D0J-6FY1-F12F-F0BP-00000-00}}]. {{ProQuest|1555800002}}. |agency=Express News Service}}</ref> At least one of Mohanraj's petitions regarding the stability of the stadium was dismissed for reiterating already-dismissed allegations and failing to address contrary evidence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2014 |title=Petition on stadium dismissed |work=The Hindu |publisher=Kasturi & Sons Ltd |id={{Factiva|THINDU0020140826ea8q000af}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/14FEFDBBA4687AF8 14FEFDBBA4687AF8].}}</ref>
* 2011, February: Mohanraj filed a PIL with the Madras High Court complaining about the lack of investigation into the fishermen killing cases{{Clarification needed|reason=I'm not sure if the fishermen are the perpetrators or the victims here, and what the context for this is.|date=January 2025}} and requesting uniform compensation for victims and their families.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2–3 February 2011 |orig-date=updated 16 May 2012 |title=Notice on fishermen cases to Government |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2011/Feb/03/notice-on-fishermen-cases-to-government-224253.html |work=New Indian Express |id={{Factiva|NIEXPR0020110203e72200048}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/15198ABFDB17BAE0 15198ABFDB17BAE0]. |agency=Express News Service}}</ref>
* 2011, October: Mohanraj participated in the investigation of the May 1991 [[assassination of Rajiv Gandhi]] as an officer of the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]], which he left in March 1993 due to frustrations over how the case was being handled, and now believes that death row prisoners V Srikaran "Murugan", T Suthentharajan "Santhan", and AG Perarivelan "Arivu" should be set free.<ref name="Gopu-Mohan--2011-10-06--Indian-Express" />
* 2012, December: Mohanraj filed a writ petition with the Madras High Court to challenge the appointment of [[Ranjit Sinha]] to Director of the CBI, stating that he was a "tainted officer" and that the appointment procedure was not followed properly.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=1 December 2012 |title=High Court issues notice to Centre on appointment of CBI Director |work=The Hindu |department=National |publisher=Kasturi & Sons Ltd |publication-place=Chennai, India |id={{Factiva|THINDU0020121201e8c10004z}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/142E675F0185CD10 142E675F0185CD10].}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2012 |title=रंजीत सिन्हा की नियुक्ति के खिलाफ याचिका |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/news/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AB-%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE/154568 |work=Zee News |department=Hindi News > देश |agency=एजेंसी}}</ref> The court dismissed the petition, stating that Mohanraj did not provide enough evidence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 December 2012 |title=सीबीआई निदेशक रंजीत सिन्हा की नियुक्ति सही: हाई कोर्ट |trans-title=Madras Hc Upholds Sinha's Appointment As Cbi Director |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/tamil-nadu/chennai/madras-hc-upholds-sinhas-appointment-as-cbi-director-/articleshow/17602569.cms |work=NBT नवभारत टाइम्स (Navbharat Times) |department=Hindi News / State / Tamil Nadu / Chennai}}</ref>
* 2013, October: Mohanraj filed a PIL with the Madras High Court requesting an investigation of KAL Cables Private Limited / Sumangali Cable Vision (SCV)'s cutting of [[Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited|TN Arasu Cable TV Corporation]] cables.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 October 2013 |title='Probe Loss to Arasu Cable Caused by SCV' |work=New Indian Express |id={{Factiva|NIEXPR0020131029e9as0004q}}. {{Gale|A347203865}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1508C70941F79DC8 1508C70941F79DC8], [https://infoweb-newsbank-com.dclibrary.idm.oclc.org/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=8C87EBB2DB104CEAB04405DA52DA75FE&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1508C66FB4B40508 1508C66FB4B40508]. [[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a59PC-NFP1-F12F-F0D1-00000-00 {{small|59PC-NFP1-F12F-F0D1-00000-00}}]. {{ProQuest|1446098105}}. |agency=ENS}}</ref>
*2015, April: Mohanraj contacted the Chief Secretary{{Clarification needed|reason=Chief Secretary of what?|date=January 2025}}, then escalated to other authorities after failing to receive a proper response, over the disappearance of a hillock behind the camp-office of the Theni District Collector in Viranaickenpatty village; the land was supposed to be a {{Ill|poromboke|ta|புறம்போக்கு நிலம்|WD=}}, and no permission to mine it was given.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sekaran |first=Siva |date=11 February 2016 |title=Ex-Cop Wants Hillock Behind Collector Camp Office Traced |work=New Indian Express |id={{Factiva|NIEXPR0020160211ec2b00022}}. {{Gale|A442910489}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/15AF0DA00EEE3460 15AF0DA00EEE3460]. [[Nexis Uni]] [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a5J2D-YNH1-F12F-F1W3-00000-00 {{small|5J2D-YNH1-F12F-F1W3-00000-00}}]. {{ProQuest|1764229256}}.}}</ref>
*2019, April: When registering as a candidate for the byelection to the [[Perambur Assembly constituency|Perambur assembly segment]] in Tamil Nadu, Mohanraj again made a false declaration of his "criminal antecedents and assets" on Form 26, stating cash on hand of Rs 1.76 lakh crore, referencing the [[2G spectrum case|2G spectrum scam]], and debt to the World Bank of Rs four lakh crore, referencing the Tamil Nadu government's debt.<ref name="2019-04--PTI" /><ref name="T-Muruganandham--2019-04--New-Indian-Express" /><ref name="Lakshmi-Subramanian--2019-04-04--The-Week" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Koushik |first=Janardhan |date=4 April 2019 |title=Tamil Nadu elections: Fake affidavits, baby names and toppling vans |trans-title=Subheading: "TN candidate’s affidavit takes EC off guard, declares 1.76 lakh crore as cash-in-hand" |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/tamil-nadu-elections-fake-affidavits-baby-names-and-toppling-vans-5659045/ |work=Indian Express Online |department=Viral Videos |id={{Factiva|INEXON0020190405ef440002p}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2019 |title=TN bypoll contestant declares '1.76L cr cash, '4L cr debt |work=Millenium Post |id=[[PressReader]] [https://www.pressreader.com/article/282024738631285 282024738631285]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 April 2019 |title=கடன் ரூ.4 லட்சம் கோடியா...? - சுயேட்சை வேட்பாளர் மோகன்ராஜ் விளக்கம் |trans-title=Independent Candidate Mohanraj on Rs.4 Lakh Crore Debt |url=https://www.thanthitv.com/News/Politics/2019/04/06110217/1031148/Independent-Candidate-Mohanraj-on-Rs4-Lakh-Crore-Debt.vpf |work=தந்தி டிவி [Thanthi TV] |department=செய்திகள்}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 April 2019 |others=Author is practising advocate in the Madras High Court |title=Assets of candidate affidavits have become meaningless |work=Deccan Chronicle |id={{Factiva|DECCLE0020190416ef4g00034}}}}</ref> The [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] accepted his affidavit and allocated the green chili symbol to him; Mohanraj stated that "With media focusing on my affidavit, Election Commission officials will feel like they have bitten an [[Andhra cuisine|Andhra]] green chilli".<ref name="2019-04-04--IANS" />
*2022, May: Mohanraj filed a petition with the Madras High Court requesting that the Institute of Mental Health in [[Kilpauk]] disclose the status of Nataraja Moorthi, son of former Home Minister [[P. Kakkan|Kakkan]], citing the institute's "sorry state of affairs" with patients that are fully cured but still stuck there.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 May 2022 |title=Petition in HC to know status of former minister's son, others cured of mental illness |work=DT Next |id=[[PressReader]] [https://www.pressreader.com/article/281706913294100 281706913294100]}}</ref> The court dismissed the petition, stating that the only evidence cited was social media posts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 June 2022 |title=Plea seeking info on status of Kakkan's son dismissed |work=DT Next |id=[[PressReader]] [https://www.pressreader.com/article/281672553590934 281672553590934]}}</ref>

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