1. I-T Dept. searches at premises linked to Minister E.V. Velu
Income Tax officials carried out searches at 16 premises linked to Minister for Public Works Department, Highways and Minor Ports E.V. Velu, in Tiruvannamalai and at least four places in Karur.
At Tiruvannamalai, the searches began around 6.30 a.m. Most of the searches in the temple town were restricted to the house of Mr. Velu in Kilnachipattu village, and around 8 km from Tiruvannamalai town, where educational institutions including medical and engineering colleges linked to his family are located.