Chennai, April 27 -- As widely expected, senior Tamil Nadu Ministers V Senthilbalaji and

K Ponmudy, who were facing the court ire were on Sunday night removed from the Tamil Nadu

Cabinet.

This was accepted by Governor R N Ravi on recommendations from Chief Minister M K Stalin, a Raj Bhavan comunique said.

Mr Senthilbalaji, who was re-inducted into the Cabinet with the same portfolios of Electricity, Prohibition and Excise in September last year, was given an ultimatum by the Supreme Court till Monday (tomorrow) to decide on Minister post or bail after he was arrested under PMLA in the cash for jobs scam, while Mr Ponmudy was facing suo motu proceedings initiated by the Madras High Court for his recent derogatory and uncivilised re...