In the dock following the ED red flagging a massive scam in the recent recruitment in his Department, Tamil Nadu Minister KN Nehru has termed it politically motivated and asserting necessary legal steps would be taken to counter the slander against the DMK government.
The case pertains to Duraimurugan (86) and his family members amassing Rs 3.92 crore, disproportionate to his known sources of income when he was PWD minister in the then Karunanidhi cabinet between 1996 and 2001.
Reverting the cases to the special court for cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), Justice N Anand Venkatesh said, “As prima facie materials are available to frame charges, the special court shall proceed to frame charges, and thereafter proceed in accordance with law.”
While Stalin arrived at the hospital to meet with Balaji, the Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, several DMK workers raised slogans against Governor RN Ravi outside the facility
