Vindictive politics, says MK Stalin on I-T raids at 40 premises linked to DMK MP
Hindustan TimesCHENNAI: The income tax department on Thursday carried out searches at nearly 40 premises linked to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s four-time Lok Sabha member S Jagathrakshakan, leading chief minister MK Stalin to accuse the Bharatiya Janata Party of practising “vindictive politics”. Stalin, who cited the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh by the Enforcement Directorate, said in a post on X that it was time the BJP stop their witch-hunt. Arresting AAP MP Sanjay Singh and raiding DMK MP Jagathrakshakan’s home are clear examples of their misuse of independent investigating agencies for political ends against INDIA bloc leaders.” Stalin said. The income tax department hasn’t issued a formal statement on the searches targeting Jagathrakshakan, the former union minister and MP from north Tamil Nadu’s Arakkonam Lok Sabha seat.