Following the Income Tax department’s coordinated searches across different locations in Tamil Nadu at individuals linked to state Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji, the ruling DMK alleged the BJP is using central agencies such as the I-T to "avenge" opposition parties.
DMK organisation secretary and former MP R.S. Bharathi claimed the searches were a result of the BJP "unable" to digest his party-led government's popularity in Tamil Nadu.
The searches were being held in various cities including Karur and Coimbatore at the premises of individuals linked to the minister, police sources said.