In what could cause potential trouble to BJP’s Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency candidate Nainar Nagenthran, election officials on Saturday night seized ₹3.98 crore cash from three passengers linked to him travelling on board Nellai Express at Tambaram railway station. This is the single largest seizure of unaccounted cash in Tamil Nadu after the the Model Code of Conduct came into force.
According to police sources, the first accused in the case, who could not account for the money, gave a statement to Election Commission’s flying squad team claiming the money was meant for distribution to voters in the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency where Mr. Nagendran is contesting.
Acting on a specific information that a huge amount cash was being carried in Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli Nellai Superfast Express, Senthil Balamani, Assistant Agriculture Officer, who was heading the Flying Squad Team (FST), rushed to Tambaram railway station around 8.30 p.m. on Saturday.
