T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | ED being used to intimidate Opposition parties: Vaiko
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | ED being used to intimidate Opposition parties: Vaiko

The Hindu  

Condemning the arrest of Minister for Electricity V. Senthilbalaji by the Enforcement Directorate, MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Wednesday said Central agencies like the ED were being used by the BJP to intimidate Opposition parties. Addressing the media here, after a meeting of the party’s general council on Wednesday, he said the ED had no business going to the Secretariat for conducting searches. Blaming the ED officials for treating Mr. Senthilbalaji in a highhanded manner, he said the Union government should take responsibility if anything happened to his health. Mr. Vaiko said 1,469 general council members members and 83 special invitees attended the meeting and this was the highest attendance in the history of the party.

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Valmiki Corporation 'Scam': Karnataka Congress Protests Against 'Arbitrary Actions Of ED'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Valmiki Corporation 'Scam': Karnataka Congress Protests Against 'Arbitrary Actions Of ED'

ABP News  

Karnataka Congress members including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and State Home Minister G Parameshwara held a protest at the Gandhi statue outside Vidhan Soudha on Tuesday. During the protest, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge criticised the BJP accusing it of using the ED to undermine the state's democratically elected government. #WATCH | Karnataka Congress including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and State Home Minister …

Bengal cops arrest two more for attacking ED officials; no trace of TMC leader
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal cops arrest two more for attacking ED officials; no trace of TMC leader

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district police arrested two more persons on Sunday in connection with the January 5 attack on Enforcement Directorate officials during a raid at the residence of a Trinamool Congress leader at Sandeshkhali, police officials said. With this, the number of arrests has gone up to four although the TMC leader, Sheikh Shahjahan, who has been …

Senthil Balaji 'Could Influence Probe Or Threaten Witnesses': ED Opposes TN Minister's Bail Plea
1 year ago

Senthil Balaji 'Could Influence Probe Or Threaten Witnesses': ED Opposes TN Minister's Bail Plea

ABP News  

The ED on Monday challenged Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's bail application, claiming that a review of his petition demonstrates that granting him bail does not need any consideration, news agency PTI reported. The petitioner was highly powerful and influential, and if given bail, he could influence the inquiry or threaten the witnesses, it stated. Karthik Dasari, Deputy Director, …

‘Abuse of provisions’: ED skips summons, hits out at Tamil Nadu police
1 year ago

‘Abuse of provisions’: ED skips summons, hits out at Tamil Nadu police

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: An ongoing tussle between the Tamil Nadu government and the Enforcement Directorate intensified on Wednesday. An ongoing tussle between the Tamil Nadu government and the Enforcement Directorate intensified on Wednesday after the federal agency accused the state police of “abusing” the law with a “sole motive” to prevent it from investigating cases of corruption. The federal agency’s reaction came …

Special court serves copy of ED chargesheet to Senthil Balaji, extends his remand till September 15
1 year, 4 months ago

Special court serves copy of ED chargesheet to Senthil Balaji, extends his remand till September 15

India TV News  

A special court here trying cases relating to MPs and MLAs of Tamil Nadu on Monday served a copy of the ED chargesheet to arrested DMK minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case. Special Judge K Ravi, before whom Balaji was produced physically by the jail authorities, served a copy of the chargesheet, running to about 3,000 pages …

Focus Tamil Nadu | Will DMK overcome the ED onslaught and legal challenges?
1 year, 4 months ago

Focus Tamil Nadu | Will DMK overcome the ED onslaught and legal challenges?

The Hindu  

Ever since the MK Stalin-led DMK government entered its third year three months ago, it has been facing a particularly turbulent time. Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who was arrested by the ED two months ago in a money laundering case, lost a legal battle in the Supreme Court, challenging the ED action. Meanwhile, the ED launched searches at the residences and …

Jailed T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s brother Ashok Kumar not arrested: ED
1 year, 4 months ago

Jailed T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s brother Ashok Kumar not arrested: ED

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement on Monday, August 14 clarified it has neither detained nor arrested jailed Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s brother R.V. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter In a statement, the central agency termed media reports that Ashok Kumar was detained as “false news”. Referring to …

ED arrests Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's brother in money laundering case
1 year, 4 months ago

ED arrests Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's brother in money laundering case

Op India  

On Sunday, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji’s brother RV Ashok in connection with a money laundering case from Kerala’s Kochi. This development comes a day after the ED filed a chargesheet against Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji. The property seized by the agency belongs to Ashok’s wife and it was done after several rounds of raids …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest case | Supreme Court affirms ED’s power of police custody
1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest case | Supreme Court affirms ED’s power of police custody

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on August 7 dismissed appeals by Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji and his wife, Megala, against a Madras HC judgment upholding the Enforcement Directorate’s power to gain his custody. The Minister had argued that an ED officer was not a police officer and had no power of custody. Mr. Balaji, who continues to be a Minister without …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court completes hearing litigants opposed to his continuation in State Cabinet
1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court completes hearing litigants opposed to his continuation in State Cabinet

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Friday completed hearing arguments on behalf of a group of petitioners who had challenged the continuation of V. Senthilbalaji in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case on June 14, 2023 and his remaining in judicial custody since then. Audikesavalu directed the High Court Registry to …

Selective prosecution: on the Enforcement Directorate and T.N. Ministers
1 year, 5 months ago

Selective prosecution: on the Enforcement Directorate and T.N. Ministers

The Hindu  

Politics and law may be inseparable, but the first may sometimes overshadow the second, especially when it comes to prosecution of political leaders. Close on the heels of the arrest of V. Senthilbalaji, now a Minister without portfolio in the DMK regime, and the legal wrangling over the legality of his arrest and remand, another high-profile Minister, K. Ponmudy, is …

TN Minister Ponmudy, Son, Arrive at ED Office in Chennai for Further Inquiry in Money Laundering Case
1 year, 5 months ago

TN Minister Ponmudy, Son, Arrive at ED Office in Chennai for Further Inquiry in Money Laundering Case

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy and his son appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here on Tuesday for the second day of enquiry into a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal sand mining. DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin spoke to his cabinet colleague and assured him the ruling party’s total support in countering …

ED Officials Takes TN Minister Ponmudi To Chennai For Questioning After Raid
1 year, 5 months ago

ED Officials Takes TN Minister Ponmudi To Chennai For Questioning After Raid

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday took DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy for questioning in a money laundering case, news agency ANI reported. Earlier today, ED officials had conducted the raids at the premises of the Tamil Nadu Minister and his MP son Gautham Sigamani. #WATCH | Enforcement Directorate officials take Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister …

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's arrest by Enforcement Directorate is valid: Madras HC
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's arrest by Enforcement Directorate is valid: Madras HC

India TV News  

The Madras High Court on Friday said that the Enforcement Directorate has the option to take Tamil Nadu serve V Senthil Balaji into its custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with a money laundering case. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta made his submission before Justice CV Karthikeyan, who was named as a third appointed authority …

ED says under PMLA it has powers to arrest and take custody of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji
1 year, 5 months ago

ED says under PMLA it has powers to arrest and take custody of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday submitted in the Madras high court that under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act it has powers to arrest and take custody of Tamil Nadu minister V. Senthil Balaji. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta made his submission to this effect before Justice C.V. Karthikeyan of the Madras high court. The court was hearing the …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Madras High Court delivers split verdict on legality of arrest, case to be heard by a third judge
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Madras High Court delivers split verdict on legality of arrest, case to be heard by a third judge

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on July 4 delivered a split verdict on a habeas corpus petition filed by the wife of Minister V. Senthilbalaji who was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement on June 14, 2023, in a money laundering case and remains in a private hospital now, under judicial custody. To get today’s top stories from the State in …

CM’s prerogative to retain Senthilbalaji as Minister, says Tamil Nadu government as it ‘disregards’ Governor’s decision
1 year, 6 months ago

CM’s prerogative to retain Senthilbalaji as Minister, says Tamil Nadu government as it ‘disregards’ Governor’s decision

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to “disregard” the communication of Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here On the evening of June 29, 2023, Mr. Ravi had unilaterally “dismissed with immediate effect” arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the Council of Ministers, only to …

Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi dismisses Senthilbalaji from Council of Ministers
1 year, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi dismisses Senthilbalaji from Council of Ministers

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented move, Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on June 29 evening, unilaterally “dismissed with immediate effect” arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the Council of Ministers, only to hurriedly backtrack on his decision late in the night. Incidentally, nearly a month ago, the Chief Minister had rejected Mr. Ravi’s demand to drop Mr. Senthilbalaji, who was then holding the …

Watch | Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest: What does it mean for the Stalin-led T.N. government?
1 year, 6 months ago

Watch | Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest: What does it mean for the Stalin-led T.N. government?

The Hindu  

Watch | What does Senthilbalaji’s arrest mean for the Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government? High drama unfolded when V. Senthilbalaji, the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case, in the wee hours on June 14, 2023. Mr Senthilbalaji, a well-known party-hopper in his political career spanning over …

AIADMK seeks removal of arrested Minister Senthilbalaji, stages demonstration in Erode
1 year, 6 months ago

AIADMK seeks removal of arrested Minister Senthilbalaji, stages demonstration in Erode

The Hindu  

Urging the Tamil Nadu government to sack Minister V. Senthilbalaji who was recently arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs scam, the AIADMK staged a demonstration near Veerappanchatiram bus stand here on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Speakers said Mr. Senthilbalaji was arrested for the offence he had committed and blamed the ruling DMK …

Court allows ED’s plea for custodial interrogation of hospitalised Senthilbalaji
1 year, 6 months ago

Court allows ED’s plea for custodial interrogation of hospitalised Senthilbalaji

The Hindu  

The Principal District Sessions Court, Chennai, on Friday allowed the Enforcement Directorate to conduct “custodial interrogation”, for eight days, of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who was arrested in an alleged money-laundering case, and is hospitalised. Passing orders on a petition filed by the ED for custodial interrogation of the Minister, Principal Sessions Judge S. Alli stipulated that the Deputy …

’Arrested Senthil Balaji cannot continue as minister’, rules TN Governor RN Ravi
1 year, 6 months ago

’Arrested Senthil Balaji cannot continue as minister’, rules TN Governor RN Ravi

Live Mint  

Tamil Nadu's electricity minister V Senthil Balaji has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. According to reports, Governor RN Ravi has allegedly turned down Chief Minister MK Stalin's proposal for a reallocation of Senthil Balaji's portfolio and keep him on as a minister without portfolio. Earlier reports had stated that Chief Minister MK …

ED gets 8-day custody of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji in money laundering case
1 year, 6 months ago

ED gets 8-day custody of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji in money laundering case

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate has been granted an 8-day custody of arrested Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji by a local court in Chennai. Meanwhile, ED has also summoned Balaji's brother RV Ashok Kumar, personal assistant B Shanmugam and others for questioning next week in an alleged cash-for-jobs linked money laundering case, officials said on Friday. Calling the minister the "prime suspect" …

'Fear that he might reveal some information': AIADMK's EPS on Stalin's meeting with Senthil Balaji at hospital
1 year, 6 months ago

'Fear that he might reveal some information': AIADMK's EPS on Stalin's meeting with Senthil Balaji at hospital

India TV News  

Opposition AIADMK on Friday stepped up its attack on Chief Minister MK Stalin over the dramatic arrest of his Cabinet member V Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate in a case related to the jobs scam. "Balaji should be immediately sacked from the Tamil Nadu Cabinet and the chief minister should resign from the post," said AIADMK leader D Jayakumar …

People have lost faith in the ruling party supporting Senthilbalaji: Vasan
1 year, 6 months ago

People have lost faith in the ruling party supporting Senthilbalaji: Vasan

The Hindu  

Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan on Thursday, June 15, 2023, said that the people of Tamil Nadu have lost faith in those ruling Tamil Nadu because of their attempts to portray as innocent Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate. Hence, it was undemocratic of the Tamil Nadu government to unnecessarily blame the Union government …

TN minister Senthil Balaji shifted to pvt hospital after HC order following arrest by ED
1 year, 6 months ago

TN minister Senthil Balaji shifted to pvt hospital after HC order following arrest by ED

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: The Madras high court on Thursday allowed Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji to be shifted to the private Kauvery hospital in Chennai from the Omandurar government hospital where he was admitted following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the wee hours of June 14. Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji was shifted to the private Kauvery hospital …

After a gap of over four years, a serving Minister of T.N. gets arrested
1 year, 6 months ago

After a gap of over four years, a serving Minister of T.N. gets arrested

The Hindu  

The action against Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji has marked the arrest of a serving Minister of Tamil Nadu after a gap of over four years. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here In January 2019, the then Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister P. Balakrishna Reddy was convicted …

Madras High Court allows arrested T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji to be shifted to private hospital
1 year, 6 months ago

Madras High Court allows arrested T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji to be shifted to private hospital

The Hindu  

In a breather for Minister V. Senthilbalaji, 47, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday and admitted to a government hospital in Chennai after he complained of chest pain, the Madras High Court on Thursday, June 15, 2023 ordered him to be shifted to a private hospital of his choice. Elango for shifting the Minister from the Tamil Nadu Government …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | CM Stalin warns BJP about provoking DMK
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | CM Stalin warns BJP about provoking DMK

The Hindu  

Reiterating that Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji was tortured by the Enforcement Directorate due to political vendetta, Chief Minister M.K. This is a warning,” the CM said in a video message, ‘Ungalil Oruvan.’ Mr. Stalin said Mr. Senthilbalaji was unjustifiably tortured by the ED and no one was left in doubt about the fact that this was an act of political …

Opposition leaders condemn T.N. Minister’s arrest, call it ‘vendetta’
1 year, 6 months ago

Opposition leaders condemn T.N. Minister’s arrest, call it ‘vendetta’

The Hindu  

Opposition party leaders including Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal condemned the arrest of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji by the Enforcement Directorate. Drawing a direct connection between the arrest of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji by the Enforcement Directorate with the Opposition …

ED action on T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji as per Supreme Court direction: BJP MLA Vanathi
1 year, 6 months ago

ED action on T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji as per Supreme Court direction: BJP MLA Vanathi

The Hindu  

BJP MLA from Coimbatore South and the national president of the party’s Mahila Morcha Vanathi Srinivasan said that the BJP as a political party had no role as far as the arrest of Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji by the Enforcement Directorate was concerned. If at all the political parties like DMK and its supporters are aggrieved, they have recourse to …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | AIADMK defends Enforcement Directorate’s actions
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | AIADMK defends Enforcement Directorate’s actions

The Hindu  

The AIADMK on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 defended the arrest of Electricity, Prohibition and Excise Minister V. Senthilbalaji in a money-laundering case on the grounds that the move was carried out only on the direction of the Supreme Court. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here The party’s …

Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji rushed to hospital after ED interrogation; requires urgent bypass surgery
1 year, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji rushed to hospital after ED interrogation; requires urgent bypass surgery

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 14, 2023 16:42 IST - 5 MINS READ A Minister in the Tamil Nadu cabinet, V. Senthil Balaji, developed chest pain after an 18-hour questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a cash-for-jobs case when he was Minister from 2011 to 2015. Stalin demanded to know why the ED tortured Minister Senthil Balaji to the extent that he …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | No political motives, Stalin should check his earlier statements on Minister’s corruption: BJP leader Annamalai
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | No political motives, Stalin should check his earlier statements on Minister’s corruption: BJP leader Annamalai

The Hindu  

Refuting charges that Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Electricity V. Senthilbalaji’s arrest was politically motivated, Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 said Chief Minister M.K. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here Mr. Annamalai was referring to the corruptions allegations made by Mr. Stalin …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Minister’s wife’s petition
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Minister’s wife’s petition

The Hindu  

Efforts taken by Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji’s wife to get the Madras High Court hear a habeas corpus petition against her husband’s arrest, by the Directorate of Enforcement, did not fructify on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 because one of the judges in a Division Bench recused himself from hearing the case. To get today’s top stories …

TN Minister In ED Custody: Opposition Says 'Gross Misuse Of Agencies', DMK Vows To Fight Legally — Top Points
1 year, 6 months ago

TN Minister In ED Custody: Opposition Says 'Gross Misuse Of Agencies', DMK Vows To Fight Legally — Top Points

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition, & Excise V Senthil Balaji was on Wednesday taken into custody by Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. They have to answer to the people and the court: S Raghupathi, Tamil Nadu Law Minister https://t.co/Oe4crk8Ota pic.twitter.com/7g7LxXKEie — ANI June 14, 2023 Various national leaders condemned the searches on Senthil Balaji's residence. Tamil Nadu …

Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance to protest on June 16 in Coimbatore
1 year, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance to protest on June 16 in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Parties belonging to the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 announced that they would stage a joint agitation in Coimbatore on Friday, June 16. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here The announcement comes after Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji was arrested …

Senthil Balaji In ED Custody: DMK Cannot Be Cowed Down By Intimidations, Says Stalin
1 year, 6 months ago

Senthil Balaji In ED Custody: DMK Cannot Be Cowed Down By Intimidations, Says Stalin

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin met Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji, who has been admitted to Omandurar Government Hospital, after he complained of chest discomfort during questioning by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday. #WATCH | Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin arrives at Omandurar government hospital to meet state minister Senthil Balaji, in Chennai Balaji was admitted to the hospital after he …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji being targeted only because he is a DMK Minister: Cabinet colleagues
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji being targeted only because he is a DMK Minister: Cabinet colleagues

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s Cabinet colleagues, on June 14, 2023, said the Union government was targetting him only because he was a DMK Minister. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here Speaking to reporters in Omandurar government hospital, Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi …

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Breaks Down As ED Takes Him In Custody In Money Laundering Case
1 year, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Breaks Down As ED Takes Him In Custody In Money Laundering Case

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji broke down as Enforcement Directorate officials took him into custody in connection with a money laundering case and brought him to Omandurar Government in Chennai for medical examination. DMK Rajya Sabha MP NR Elango said, "Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji was picked up by ED & brought to Omandurar govt hospital." …

Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji breaks down in ED custody, hospitalised | VIDEO
1 year, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji breaks down in ED custody, hospitalised | VIDEO

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji broke down as the Enforcement Directorate officials took him into custody in connection with a money laundering case and brought him to Omandurar government hospital in Chennai for medical examination on Tuesday night. ED conducted searches against Balaji and some others as part of a money laundering investigation and held multi-city searches, official …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrested by ED in money laundering case, remanded in judicial custody till June 28
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrested by ED in money laundering case, remanded in judicial custody till June 28

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case in the wee hours on June 14, 2023, following an 18-hour questioning at the Minister’s home in Chennai, was remanded in judicial custody till June 28. The ED, on Tuesday, June 13, searched Mr. Senthilbalaji’s official chamber in the State Secretariat, his …

Opposition leaders flay ‘misuse’ of probe agencies by Union government
1 year, 6 months ago

Opposition leaders flay ‘misuse’ of probe agencies by Union government

The Hindu  

Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, and CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury were among several Opposition leaders who condemned the raids by the Enforcement Directorate on Tamil Nadu’s Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji. With the raids on Senthil Balaji’s office, ED has now ventured to the southern States with its …

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji's residence raided by ED
1 year, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji's residence raided by ED

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted raids at the residence of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji as part of a money laundering investigation in Chennai, Karur and other places. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin lashed out at the ruling BJP at the Centre over the raids and charged charging it with "backdoor intimidation" of political rivals. …

Tamil Nadu: 9 arrested for preventing I-T officials from carrying raids at DMK Minister's premises
1 year, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu: 9 arrested for preventing I-T officials from carrying raids at DMK Minister's premises

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu : At least nine people have been arrested for preventing Income Tax officials from executing their duties while conducting raids at DMK Minister Senthil Balaji's premises. Just a few days ago, the Income Tax department carried out raids at locations linked to State Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji. The raids went on around 40 locations at residences and …

Tamil Nadu BJP Leader Arrested For Tweets Against 'Public Tranquility'
1 year, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu BJP Leader Arrested For Tweets Against 'Public Tranquility'

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu police arrested S Selvakumar, state vice president of the Industrial cell of BJP, for allegedly tweeting against 'public transquility'. Following the arrest, Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Annamalai condemned the action taken against Selvakumar. Taking to Twitter, Annamalai on Thursday said, "I strongly condemn the @arivalayam government for arresting Mr.@Selvakumar_IN the state vice president of the Tamil …

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