The Indian Express | 1 week ago | 26-05-2023 | 11:45 am
A clash broke out between DMK workers and Income Tax officials after the department conducted searches at premises across Tamil Nadu allegedly linked to state Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji, news agency PTI reported.The searches were being held in cities including Karur and Coimbatore, at the premises of individuals allegedly linked to the minister, PTI said, quoting sources.The clash broke out in Karur, when I-T officials came to search the premises of Balaji’s brother Ashok. Balaji’s supporters allegedly vandalised a car.VIDEO | Supporters of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji vandalise a car in Karur where Income Tax searches are underway. pic.twitter.com/8Pt8CZJByY— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 26, 2023Close relatives of the minister and some contractors were among those whose premises were being searched by the Income Tax department.#WATCH | IT raids across Tamil Nadu in around 40 locations at various Government contractors’ residences and offices who have alleged connection with Minister Senthil Balaji. Raids are currently underway in Chennai, Karur and other places. More details awaited: Sources(Visuals… pic.twitter.com/vSM3gYYxiQ— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2023Senthil Balaji, who is a senior DMK leader from Karur, holds the Prohibition and Excise portfolio in the Tamil Nadu cabinet.The raids in Tamil Nadu come a month after the I-T department conducted searches at 50 locations related to real estate firm, G Square Realtors Private Limited, in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Earlier last month, Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai released files detailing the properties owned by members of the DMK, which leads the alliance governing the state. In a statement, the company stated that all claims and allegations against it were false and baseless.
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