Chennai, July 26 (IANS) The investigation into the alleged conspiracy to destabilise the Vijay government gathered pace on Sunday, with former Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji and his younger brother Ashok Kumar appearing before the Triplicane Police for a second consecutive day of questioning in connection with the high-profile MLA poaching case.The case stems from a complaint filed by Uthangarai TRC MLA Dr Ilayaraja before Chennai Police Commissioner Amal Raj, alleging that a large-scale…
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Chennai, July 22 (IANS) The investigation into the alleged attempt to poach TVK Uthangarai MLA Ilayaraja has gathered fresh momentum, with Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials reaching Karur amid indications that the money laundering angle of the case is now under scrutiny. The alleged horse-trading case, which has emerged as one of the most politically sensitive investigations in Tamil Nadu in recent months, is being investigated by the Triplicane Police in Chennai. So far, 14 people have bee…
Chennai, July 18 (IANS) The investigation into the alleged attempt to poach Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) legislators gathered fresh momentum on Saturday with the arrest of two more persons, taking the total number of accused held in the case to 14. Police arrested Karunanidhi (52) of Korattur and Saravanan (49) of Saligramam after questioning them for several hours at a city police station. The duo had been summoned for interrogation along with Vinoth Venkatesan as investigators continued to p…
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) The achievement of Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited of being elevated to Navratna status was celebrated through the release of a Special Cover with Cancellation and My Stamp on Friday. The Special Cover was released by Ashok Kumar, Chief Postmaster General of West Bengal Circle, in the presence of senior officials of GRSE and India Post.GRSE was accorded Navratna status by the Department of Public Enterprises under the Union Ministry of Finance in Ju…
Chennai, July 15 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji and his brother Ashok Kumar have written to the Triplicane Police in Chennai, asserting that they have neither absconded nor attempted to evade the law, while questioning the legal basis on which they have been asked to appear for inquiry.The letter comes in the backdrop of an investigation linked to allegations of a conspiracy to destabilise the previous DMK government.Earlier, the Madras High Court had granted the brothers an…
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Madras High Court is set to hear former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s anticipatory bail plea on Wednesday in connection with the alleged Rs 35 crore horse-trading case involving an attempt to influence a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA. Senthilbalaji has sought protection from arrest, contending that he has been falsely implicated in the case for political reasons and that there is no direct or credible evidence linking him to the alleged conspiracy.He ha…
Chennai, July 7 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu minister and senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader V Senthilbalaji has approached the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the alleged Rs 35-crore horse-trading case, arguing that the allegations against him are politically motivated and unsupported by any direct or credible evidence. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan is scheduled to hear the anticipatory bail plea on Wednesday, July 8.The case stems from a complaint filed by Tamilaga Vettri Ka…
Chennai, July 7 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Police are considering their next course of action against former DMK minister V. Senthil Balaji and his brother Ashok Kumar after the duo failed to appear for questioning in connection with the alleged ₹35-crore bribery conspiracy involving a legislator of the TVK.The case stems from allegations of an attempt to destabilise the C. Joseph Vijay-led government through inducements allegedly offered to ruling party MLAs.The controversy erupted after State Min…
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji is expected to appear before the Chennai Police on Monday for questioning in connection with the alleged conspiracy to destabilise the TVK government led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. The development follows an investigation into allegations that attempts were made to lure legislators with huge sums of money in a bid to bring down the state government.The case came to light after Dr Ilayaraja, the TVK MLA representing Uthan…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Veteran actress and politician Hema Malini once revealed how she got the title of ‘Dream Girl’.Talking during her appearance on the ‘Kapil Sharma Show’, Hema Malini shared that she had already been given the title of ‘Dream Girl’ even before her movie of the same name reached the audience.Speaking to the host Kapil Sharma, Hema Malini said that the producer of her first Hindi movie, “Sapno Ka Saudagar” (1968), B. Ananthaswami, came up with a fantastic idea of introducing He…