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CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested Tamil Nadu Electrical energy Minister V Senthil Balaji underneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) after a protracted consultation of wondering.
Alternatively, the Tamil Nadu minister has been hospitalised within the ICU of a central authority health facility right here early on Wednesday after he complained of uneasiness all the way through ED raids at his premises on June 13.
To begin with, Senthil Balaji was once taken into custody via the ED after 18 hours of wondering via the Central company. It’s learnt that whilst he was once being taken into custody at 2 am, the minister complained of chest ache and was once taken to the multi-speciality health facility in Omandurar Property. TV visuals confirmed Balaji being uneasy whilst being delivered to the health facility within the wee hours of this morning.
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu Electrical energy Minister V Senthil Balaji breaks down as ED officers took him into custody in reference to a cash laundering case and taken him to Omandurar Govt in Chennai for scientific exam %.twitter.com/aATSM9DQpu
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2023
The arrest sparked worry within the DMK camp as ministers, PK Sekar Babu, and Udayanidi Stalin rushed to the health facility to satisfy the minister. Sekar Babu claimed there have been ‘signs’ Balaji has been ‘tortured.’
After visiting Senthil Balaji on the health facility, HR and CE minister Sekar Babu mentioned that the electrical energy minister was once subconscious. “He did not reply in spite of calling his title a number of occasions. There may be swelling on his leg. The state he was once delivered to the health facility presentations there are human rights violations,” Sekar Babu mentioned.
He additionally alleged that the enforcement directorate, CBI and the source of revenue tax division are appearing on the behest of the central executive in opposition to the ones opposing the dangerous politics of the central executive.
“A number of leaders, together with leader ministers of different states and the parliamentary opposition chief, condemning the union executive presentations there’s opposition centrally. DMK executive, led via MK Stalin, will face the issue legally. Greater than a minister, Senthil Balaji is a DMK employee. The CM will struggle for each and every DMK employee to avoid wasting him and all movements will likely be taken in line with his steerage,” the DMK minister instructed mediapersons.
Legislation minister S Reghupathy, who visited the health facility, additionally mentioned there was once no readability if Balaji has been arrested. He puzzled the desire for the ED raids at Balaji’s area operating continuous for hours.
DMK advocates, who visited the health facility, demanded the ED formally make it transparent straight away whether or not Balaji has been arrested or now not.
In the meantime, Anand, the nodal officer on the Omandurar health facility, mentioned that Senthil Balaji is being handled for blood drive and diversifications within the ECG and added that there have been no exterior accidents to the Electrical energy Minister. “After Covid-19, a number of sufferers include the grievance and there’s a usual running process for such circumstances. Whilst we’re investigating if he has been tortured, there aren’t any exterior accidents,” he added.
The arrest comes after Superb Court docket had ultimate month allowed police and ED to probe into an alleged cash-for-jobs rip-off in opposition to Balaji, who additionally holds the Prohibition and Excise portfolio.
Senthil Balaji was once the delivery minister within the AIADMK executive, led via the past due J Jayalalithaa, all the way through the length 2011-15.
There have been proceedings in opposition to him, wherein it was once alleged he had won large quantities as bribes from quite a lot of individuals for appointing them as drivers and conductors within the delivery company.
The ED carried out the searches underneath the provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA). Closing month, the Source of revenue Tax division too had searched Balaji’s shut aides within the state.
The searches also are going down within the wake of Union House Minister Amit Shah’s seek advice from on Sunday. The seek advice from was once marred via controversy when boulevard lighting went off out of doors Chennai airport. Balaji has termed it unintentional.
(With further inputs from PTI)
CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested Tamil Nadu Electrical energy Minister V Senthil Balaji underneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) after a protracted consultation of wondering.
Alternatively, the Tamil Nadu minister has been hospitalised within the ICU of a central authority health facility right here early on Wednesday after he complained of uneasiness all the way through ED raids at his premises on June 13.
To begin with, Senthil Balaji was once taken into custody via the ED after 18 hours of wondering via the Central company. It’s learnt that whilst he was once being taken into custody at 2 am, the minister complained of chest ache and was once taken to the multi-speciality health facility in Omandurar Property. TV visuals confirmed Balaji being uneasy whilst being delivered to the health facility within the wee hours of this morning.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu Electrical energy Minister V Senthil Balaji breaks down as ED officers took him into custody in reference to a cash laundering case and taken him to Omandurar Govt in Chennai for scientific exam %.twitter.com/aATSM9DQpu
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2023
The arrest sparked worry within the DMK camp as ministers, PK Sekar Babu, and Udayanidi Stalin rushed to the health facility to satisfy the minister. Sekar Babu claimed there have been ‘signs’ Balaji has been ‘tortured.’
After visiting Senthil Balaji on the health facility, HR and CE minister Sekar Babu mentioned that the electrical energy minister was once subconscious. “He did not reply in spite of calling his title a number of occasions. There may be swelling on his leg. The state he was once delivered to the health facility presentations there are human rights violations,” Sekar Babu mentioned.
He additionally alleged that the enforcement directorate, CBI and the source of revenue tax division are appearing on the behest of the central executive in opposition to the ones opposing the dangerous politics of the central executive.
“A number of leaders, together with leader ministers of different states and the parliamentary opposition chief, condemning the union executive presentations there’s opposition centrally. DMK executive, led via MK Stalin, will face the issue legally. Greater than a minister, Senthil Balaji is a DMK employee. The CM will struggle for each and every DMK employee to avoid wasting him and all movements will likely be taken in line with his steerage,” the DMK minister instructed mediapersons.
Legislation minister S Reghupathy, who visited the health facility, additionally mentioned there was once no readability if Balaji has been arrested. He puzzled the desire for the ED raids at Balaji’s area operating continuous for hours.
DMK advocates, who visited the health facility, demanded the ED formally make it transparent straight away whether or not Balaji has been arrested or now not.
In the meantime, Anand, the nodal officer on the Omandurar health facility, mentioned that Senthil Balaji is being handled for blood drive and diversifications within the ECG and added that there have been no exterior accidents to the Electrical energy Minister. “After Covid-19, a number of sufferers include the grievance and there’s a usual running process for such circumstances. Whilst we’re investigating if he has been tortured, there aren’t any exterior accidents,” he added.
The arrest comes after Superb Court docket had ultimate month allowed police and ED to probe into an alleged cash-for-jobs rip-off in opposition to Balaji, who additionally holds the Prohibition and Excise portfolio.
Senthil Balaji was once the delivery minister within the AIADMK executive, led via the past due J Jayalalithaa, all the way through the length 2011-15.
There have been proceedings in opposition to him, wherein it was once alleged he had won large quantities as bribes from quite a lot of individuals for appointing them as drivers and conductors within the delivery company.
The ED carried out the searches underneath the provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA). Closing month, the Source of revenue Tax division too had searched Balaji’s shut aides within the state.
The searches also are going down within the wake of Union House Minister Amit Shah’s seek advice from on Sunday. The seek advice from was once marred via controversy when boulevard lighting went off out of doors Chennai airport. Balaji has termed it unintentional.
(With further inputs from PTI)