IT searches at premises of Stalin’s daughter, Senthil Balaji

The Income Tax (IT) division on Friday knocked on the doorways of V. Sabareesan, the son-in-law of DMK president M.K. Stalin, few of his associates and former Transport Minister Senthil Balaji. The searches occurred at over 5 locations in Chennai together with Mr Sabareesan’s residence at Neelankarai on East Coast Road.

Searches had been carried out at two of Mr Sabareesan’s shut aides Bala of G Square Realtor’s Private Limited and Karthik Mohan, who’s the DMK Anna Nagar MLA and candidate M.K.Mohan. Sources within the Income Tax division stated that the searches had been based mostly on some inputs that they had obtained.

The officers of IT Department additionally performed a search in premise belonging to a real-estate agency –G Square, which has aggregated land for some of the large corporates and for organising IT parks in the previous few years.

Until 8 p.m. tax sleuths remained tight lipped when requested about seizures.

According to sources, the searches started at all of the locations concurrently at round 6.30 am together with at the two-storey palatial home situated off the ocean shore in Casurina drive, Kapaleeshwarar Nagar, Neelangarai. Around 12 officers from the IT division accompanied by armed guards from the central paramilitary forces entered thebungalow when Mr Sabareesan and his spouse Senthamarai had been current. As quickly as phrase unfold round concerning the IT searches, DMK social gathering employees gathered in entrance of the home and expressed solidarity with their chief’s household. They additionally blamed BJP-led central authorities for IT searches.

At Anna Nagar, DMK cadres protested in entrance of Mr Karthik’s home. The cadres had assembled earlier than the home to accompany his father Mr. Mohan for door-to-door canvassing within the early hours. Suddenly, the officers of IT division entered the home accompanied by armed central paramilitary forces. While the officers had been conducting the search, the cadres blocked the highway and staged a dharna apart from indulging in sloganeering towards Central and state governments for launching Income Tax searches at the DMK leaders’ homes.

The IT staff additionally searched the residences of former Transport Minister and DMK MLA Senthil Balaji and his brother Ashok Kumar in Karur and at a pair of different locations. Senthil Balaji is the DMK candidate for the Karur Assembly constituency. The operation continued until late within the night.

In Thanjavur, the officers searched three locations belonging to the Thanjavur North DMK union secretary, Murasoli. The searches had been performed at the home of Mr.Murasoli at Arulananda Nagar, Thanjavur, at Malligaipuram close to Srinivasapuram space in Thanjavur and at his native place, Thennankudi village. After looking out the three premises for about six hours, the IT sleuths issued a discover to Mr.Murasoli directing him to look for additional inquiry at the IT Office, Thanjavur, sources stated.

(With inputs from R.Rajaram in Tiruchi and Venkatasubramanian in Thanjavur)