Chennai, 9 March (H.S.): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has concluded raids on Sunday 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).

According to sources, the raids conducted at about 10 premises, including those linked to Balaji, government contractors, and other entities, aimed to uncover evidence of irregularities in TASMAC, which has a monopoly over liquor trade in the state.

This development comes after the ED had been probing the role of the DMK leader, also the Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister, in an earlier money laundering investigation linked to the ‘cash for jobs scam’ in the state transport department. Balaji was arrested by the federal agency in this case and is currently out on bail.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Dr. R. B. Chaudhary