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Tamil Nadu Forms Committee to Verify if Police Have Stopped Washing Socks

6 February 2026 - Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Record date
6 Feb 2026
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
The odd part

A government committee created to investigate why government officials are still using government police as personal servants.

What happened

In a move that defines bureaucratic peak performance, the Tamil Nadu government has formed district-level committees to ensure that senior police officials stop using their subordinates as household help. Because apparently, a clear legal ban isn't enough; we now need a bi-monthly committee meeting to confirm that a Sub-Inspector isn't currently walking a DIG's poodle or shopping for groceries. It is the only place in the world where a 'crackdown' involves checking if an officer is holding a rifle or a spatula.