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DMK MP Files Petitions for Money Laundering Probes Against AIADMK Leaders

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Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Rajya Sabha member R. Girirajan has filed nine separate writ petitions in the Madras High Court, seeking a directive to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to initiate money laundering investigations against several senior leaders of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The petitions urge the court to direct the ED to register Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIRs) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)…

Tamil Nadu Government Considers Review Petition in Cash-for-Jobs Scam

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Chennai, March 3 (IAN ) The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) is considering filing a review petition against the court’s February 20 order directing it to register a First Information Report (FIR) in the alleged cash-for-jobs scam linked to the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department headed by Minister K.N. Nehru. Appearing before the division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava…

MK Stalin asserts readiness against central agencies’ actions

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Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Monday asserted that his party was fully prepared to face any action by central investigating agencies, accusing the BJP of misusing institutions such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Income Tax (I-T) Department, and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for political purposes. In his address at a programme here, Stalin said the BJP was indulging in “political hunting” by deploying investigative agenci…

Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions by Tamil Nadu Minister and Family in Money Laundering Case

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Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by Tamil Nadu Minister for Rural Development I. Periyasamy and his family members, challenging the enforcement action initiated against them by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case.A First Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan declined to entertain the petitions after the ED pointed out that the petitioners had bypassed…