ED raids in fresh case against T.N. Minister Senthil Balaji, others linked to TASMAC
The Hindu
Enforcement Directorate conducts money laundering probe in Tamil Nadu, targeting Minister Senthil Balaji and others in TASMAC irregularities.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday (March 6, 2025) conducted searches at multiple locations in Tamil Nadu as part of a fresh money laundering probe against Minister Senthil Balaji and others linked to alleged irregularities in the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) that has monopoly over liquor trade in the State, official sources said.
The raids are being conducted at about 10 premises in the State, including those linked to Mr. Balaji, some government contractors and other entities, the sources said.
The investigation is linked to alleged irregularities in the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), they said.
The ED has been probing the role of the DMK leader, also the Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister, in an earlier money laundering investigation liked to the ‘cash for jobs scam’ in the State Transport Department.
He was arrested by the federal agency in this case and is out on bail now.
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