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TN Minister Senthil Balaji taken into custody by ED for questioning

Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Monday took custody of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji from the Puzhal prison in a money laundering case after a court granted custody to the agency following the dismissal of related petitions by the Supreme Court. ED officials took Balaji from Puzhal prison to the ED office.

Reservation politics

Against the ceiling of 50 per cent reservation fixed by the Supreme Court of India, Tamil Nadu has managed to raise the reservation to 69 per cent: 30 per cent for Backward Classes, 20 per cent for the Most Backward Classes, 18 per cent for the Scheduled Castes and one per cent for the Scheduled Tribes.

NEET nixed

A similar Bill was passed by the previous AIADMK government in 2017, but failed to obtain the President’s assent.