Chennai, Aug. 16 -- Officials of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) today
conducted raids at the premises of senior ruling DMK leader and Tamil Nadu
Rural Development Minister I Periyasamy in Dindigul district for alleged complaints
of money laundering.
The raids were conducted in multiple locations linked to the Minister including his
son I P Senthilkumar, also an MLA, daughter.
The simultaneous raids were conducted in their residential and business premises
in Chennai, Dindigul and Madurai.
The raids were also conducgted at the Minister's three residences in Dindigul with
CRPF police protection.
As news of the raids spread, a large number of DMK workers and functionaries
gathered in front of his three residences and shouted sloga...