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Watch | Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest: What does it mean for the Stalin-led T.N. government? 

Watch | What does Senthilbalaji’s arrest mean for the Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government? 
| Video Credit: Thamodharan Bharath

A video on the events leading to the arrest of V. Senthilbalaji, and what it means for the Tamil Nadu government

June 21, 2023 07:32 pm | Updated June 30, 2023 12:54 pm IST

The Hindu Bureau

High drama unfolded when V. Senthilbalaji, the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged money laundering case, in the wee hours on June 14, 2023.

With the go-ahead of the Supreme Court, the ED has tightened its noose in the case pertaining to the cash-for-jobs scam that took place when Mr. Senthilbalaji was the Minister for Transport between 2011 and 2015, during the AIADMK regime.

Mr Senthilbalaji, a well-known party-hopper in his political career spanning over two decades, continues in Tamil Nadu Cabinet as a Minister without a portfolio, ably backed by DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin who vehemently campaigned against Mr Senthilbalaji’s acts of corruption only a few years ago.

In this episode, D. Suresh Kumar, the Deputy Resident Editor of Tamil Nadu, explains what the arrest of Minister Senthilbalaji means for the Stalin-led DMK government.

Read more here.

Script and presentation: D. Suresh Kumar 

Production: Shikha Kumari A

Videography: Thamodharan Bharath

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Court allows ED’s plea for custodial interrogation of hospitalised Senthilbalaji
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DMK making incorrect statements out of grudge, says Vasan
The Hindu Bureau
Police force deployed outside of Kauvery Hospital, where V. Senthilbalaji is currently undergoing treatment in Chennai.
Senthilbalaji sent to eight-day Enforcement Directorate custody  
The Hindu Bureau
Only Chief Minister has the right to decide on appointment of ministers and their portfolios, not the Governor, says VCK leader Thirumavalavan
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi. File
T.N. CM Stalin retains Senthilbalaji as Minister; Governor dissents
The Hindu Bureau
DMK’s R.S. Bharathi criticises Palaniswami’s remarks on Stalin
The Hindu Bureau
R. Mutharasan
A Chief Minister decides on Ministers and their portfolios, not the Governor: S. Mutharasan
M. Soundariya Preetha
Vaiko
Reallocation of portfolios is the Chief Minister’s prerogative, says Vaiko
The Hindu Bureau
Edappadi K. Palaniswami. File
Edappadi Palaniswami questions T.N. CM Stalin’s ‘restlessness’ over Senthilbalaji’s arrest
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. File
Opinion divided on T.N. Governor Ravi’s refusal to reallocate arrested Minister Senthilbalaji’s portfolios
T. Ramakrishnan
Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji being shifted to Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on the night of June 15, 2023.
Doctors advise early bypass surgery for arrested T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji, assessment on
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi. The Governor rejected Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s recommendation to reallocate the portfolios of V. Senthilbalaji to Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu and Housing Minister S. Muthusamy. File
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Governor Ravi rejects Tamil Nadu government’s request to reallocate portfolios
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan. File
People have lost faith in the ruling party supporting Senthilbalaji: Vasan
The Hindu Bureau
An AIADMK delegation handing over the letter to Governor R.N. Ravi on Thursday.
AIADMK delegation meets Governor, demands Senthilbalaji’s sacking
The Hindu Bureau
An ambulance carrying Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji leaves the Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital in Omandurar Estate, Chennai after the Madras High Court allows his shifting to a private hospital on June 15, 2023.
Governor Ravi rejects Chief Minister’s recommendation, Minister Ponmudy says Governor breaks norms
The Hindu Bureau
A video grab of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin speaking with regard to the arrest of Minister V. Senthilbalaji
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | CM Stalin warns BJP about provoking DMK
The Hindu Bureau
An ambulance carrying Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji leaves the Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital in Omandurar Estate, Chennai after the Madras High Court allows his shifting to a private hospital on June 15, 2023.
Madras High Court allows arrested T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji to be shifted to private hospital
Mohamed Imranullah S.
A view of the Madras High Court building in Chennai. File
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court agrees to hear habeas corpus petition by Minister’s wife
The Hindu Bureau
MDMK leader Vaiko. File
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | ED being used to intimidate Opposition parties: Vaiko
The Hindu Bureau
 Chennai Principal Sessions Court Judge, S. Alli leaves from the Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital at Omandurar Estate, Chennai after visiting Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji who has been hospitalised for chest pain, shortly after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on June 14, 2023
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji remanded to judicial custody till June 28
The Hindu Bureau
Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters in New Delhi. Image for representation
Tamil Nadu withdraws general consent for CBI within State
The Hindu Bureau
P. Balakrishna Reddy, former Tamil Nadu Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development
After a gap of over four years, a serving Minister of T.N. gets arrested
The Hindu Bureau
Senthilbalaji’s arrest an act of revenge, says Minister
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian leaves Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital at Omandurar estate in Chennai after visiting his Cabinet collegue V. Senthilbalaji who was hospitalised shortly after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on June 14, 2023
Edappadi Palaniswami has no locus standi to comment on Senthilbalaji: Minister Ma. Subramanian
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s residence at Rameswarapatti on the outskirts of Karur, when the sleuths of Enforcement Directorate conducted searches on June 13, 2023. Representational image. File
ED seals the private office of Senthilbalaji in Karur
The Hindu Bureau
The BJP had been at the forefront to “expose” the alleged corruption of the DMK Government in Tamil Nadu, said party MLA Vanathi Srinivasan. File
ED action on T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji as per Supreme Court direction: BJP MLA Vanathi
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai addressing a press conference in Chennai on June 14, 2023
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | No political motives, Stalin should check his earlier statements on Minister’s corruption: BJP leader Annamalai
The Hindu Bureau
AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | AIADMK defends Enforcement Directorate’s actions
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu police stand guard at the Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Estate in Chennai on June 14, 2023 after the Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise Minister V. Senthilbalaji was admitted to the hospital, following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Minister’s wife’s petition
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji. File
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance to protest on June 16 in Coimbatore
The Hindu Bureau
ED officials at Minister for Electricity V. Senthilbalaji’s office at the Secretariat in Chennai on Tuesday.
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Enforcement Directorate did not follow proper procedure: DMK MP N.R. Elango
The Hindu Bureau
A view of the Madras High Court in Chennai. File
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court agrees to urgent hearing of habeas corpus plea to be filed by Minister’s wife
The Hindu Bureau
CM Stalin visiting Minister V. Senthilbalaji at the Government Multi Super-Specialty Hospital in Omandurar on June 14, 2023
DMK will not be afraid of BJP’s intimidation tactics, says T.N. CM Stalin, after visiting arrested Minister Senthilbalaji in hospital
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Ministers P.K. Sekar Babu and E.V. Velu at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Estate at Chennai where Minister V. Senthilbalaji was admitted for a medical checkup in the early hours of June 14, 2023
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji being targeted only because he is a DMK Minister: Cabinet colleagues
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji breaks down as ED officials take him into custody in connection with a money-laundering case and bring him to Government Multi Super Specialty Hospital at Omandurar Estate in Chennai for medical examination on June 14, 2023
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrested by ED in money laundering case, remanded in judicial custody till June 28
R. Sivaraman
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among those who condemned the raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tamil Nadu’s Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji.
Opposition leaders flay ‘misuse’ of probe agencies by Union government
The Hindu Bureau
ED officials entered the Secretariat after CM left premises 
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. File
Tamil Nadu ED raids | Backdoor intimidatory tactics of BJP will not succeed: CM Stalin
The Hindu Bureau
ED officials search the residence of Tasmac truck contractor
The Hindu Bureau
Enforcement Directorate at Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s chamber at the State Secretariat in Chennai on June 13, 2023. Mr. Senthilbalaji was confined to his official residence during the search operation conducted with heavy protection.
Enforcement Directorate holds searches at Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji’s chamber in Secretariat, Karur residence
The Hindu Bureau
Minister for Electricity, Excise and Prohibition Minister V. Senthilbalaji inaugurating the road works in Coimbatore city under TURIP in ward 68 with Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati (second left) and Corporation Commissioner M.Prathap on Monday.
Power outage during Amit Shah’s visit in Chennai ‘accidental’: Senthilbalaji
The Hindu Bureau
CRPF personnel guarding the house of a DMK functionary at Rayanur in Karur, where I-T search was held on May 28, 2023
I-T Department searches at premises linked to T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji | Officials wrap up searches, seize incriminating papers 
The Hindu Bureau
The residence of V. Ashok Kumar at Ramakrishnapuram is one of the new places where I-T searches are under way. 
Income Tax officials start searching more properties in Karur 
The Hindu Bureau
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin addressing the media on his arrival at Chennai airport on Wednesday.
BJP has started to use IT, CBI, ED in T.N. like in other States, charges Stalin
The Hindu Bureau
I-T searches continue in Karur for sixth day
The Hindu Bureau
Senthilbalaji’s brother fails to appear before I-T officials; searches continue for the fifth day in Karur
C. Jaisankar
I-T officials at the residence of a government contractor in Karur on Friday.
Income Tax searches on premises of persons connected to Senthilbalaji enter fourth day in Karur
The Hindu Bureau
CRPF personnel stand guard outside a DMK functionary’s house searched by Income Tax officials at Rayanur in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on May 28, 2023. Photo: Special Arrangement
Eight persons arrested for ‘deliberate’ attack on Income Tax officials
The Hindu Bureau
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Centre must take strict action against those who attacked I-T officials, says Edappadi K. Palaniswami
The Hindu Bureau
IT officials at the premises of a government contractor in Karur on Friday, May 26, 2023
Income Tax officials get CRPF protection, expand searches at premises linked to T.N. Minister V. Senthilbalaji in Karur
C. Jaisankar
The searches were happening in the wake of reports in the media about overcharging at liquor outlets, Annamalai said. File
DMK government must accept responsibility for attack on I-T officials in Karur: Annamalai
The Hindu Bureau
Annamalai condemns attack on Income Tax officials
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji addresses the media at the Secretariat in Chennai on May 26, 2023.
No Income Tax searches at my home, says Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji
The Hindu Bureau
DMK cadres gheroing an Income Tax official before the house of V. Ashok, brother of Minister V. Senthilbalaji, at Ramakrishnapuram in Karur on Friday.
Income Tax officials attacked during searches on the premises of Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji’s brother
The Hindu Bureau
Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise V. Senthil Balaji addressing the media at Secretariat in Chennai on May 26, 2023, in connection with Income Tax department sleuths carrying out searches at the premises of individuals allegedly linked to the Minister
DMK slams BJP over I-T searches in premises of individuals linked to T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji
PTI
Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Excise and Prohibition, V. Senthibalaji. File
Income Tax department searches premises linked to Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji
The Hindu Bureau
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami and other party leaders submitting a memorandum to Governor R.N. Ravi in Chennai on May 22, 2023
AIADMK petitions Governor Ravi seeking CBI probe into liquor deaths in T.N.
The Hindu Bureau
BJP state president K Annamalai, accompanied by party leaders, submitted a memorandum to Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on May 21, 2023 seeking removal of Gingee Mastan and Senthilbalaji from their ministerial posts, over the recent twin hooch tragedies.
Spurious liquor deaths in T.N. | Annamalai submits memorandum to Governor Ravi seeking removal of Ministers Gingee Mastan, Senthilbalaji
The Hindu Bureau
K. Annamalai. File
Remove Minister Senthilbalaji from T.N. Cabinet to ensure fair investigation: BJP leader Annamalai
The Hindu Bureau
The Supreme Court on May 16 paved the way for the Crime Branch investigation to continue against Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji, who is accused of taking bribes in exchange for jobs in the Metro Transport Corporation (MTC). File
Supreme Court paves way for probe to continue against T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji, allows ED to initiate proceedings
The Hindu Bureau

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