A condemnation resolution has been passed against K Annamalai where he was quoted by an English daily, tainting the name of our leader Jayalalithaa. Our party leaders and cadres are sad and restless, Tamil Nadu Leader of Opposition and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram also pointed out that these raids by the central agencies are only for 'optics' and it does not help in collating 'evidence'.
"The procedure adopted by Enforcement Directorate is totally illegal and unconstitutional. He was taken into custody by ED without informing him of the grounds of his arrest. We will fight this case legally," said DMK MP and advocate, NR Elango while talking to the reporters.
"Senthil Balaji was targeted and tortured. ED kept questioning him continuously for 24 hours. This is totally against human rights," the state Law Minister said adding that the probe agency has to answer to the people and in court.
Hours after minister V Senthil Balaji was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Tamil Nadu minister Ponmudi on Wednesday, termed it a "revengeful act" and said that the centre is doing wrong against states where there is a non-BJP government.
DMK minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said, "Senthil Balaji is undergoing treatment. We will deal with it legally. We are not afraid of the threatening politics of the BJP-led central government".
The action came after ED sleuths concluded their day-long raids at the DMK leader's Karur residence and his office at the state secretariat in connection to an alleged money laundering case.
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2023 results were out on Tuesday. The results announced by The National Testing Agency (NTA) can be accessed by the students through the official website neet.nta.nic.in. All India toppers in NEET 2023 are Bora Varun Chakravarthi of Andhra Pra
"BJP's misuse of central agencies to harass and intimidate the opposition continues unabated. Strongly condemn the ED raids against Thiru V Senthil Balaji, Tamil Nadu's Electricity Minister. Blinded by political vendetta, the BJP is causing irreversible damage to our democracy," said Delhi's
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