Chennai, May 22 -- Hailing the Supreme Court coming down heavily on the ED and staying its PMLA probe into the alleged Rs 1,000 crore TASMAC scam, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu termed it as a hammer blow dealt to the BJP government at the Centre and the Central Investigating Agency.

Launching a tirade at the Centre, the DMK accused the ED of functioning as a blackmailing agency and the Apex Court's order staying the probe was a hammer blow to the BJP's attempt to brand the DMK government led by Chief Minister MK Stalin as corrupt and reduce its growing popularity ahead of the Assembly elections due in less than an year.

Talking to reporters DMK Organising Secretary RS Bharathi said the Union government at the Centre led by Prime Minister...