1. Minister Senthilbalaji arrested by ED, remanded till June 28; to undergo bypass surgery
High drama unfolded in the capital city following the arrest of Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji (47) in the wee hours by the sleuths of Enforcement Directorate, after nearly 18 hours of grilling over a money laundering case during his tenure as Transport Minister during the AIADMK regime in 2011-16. The arrest of the serving Minister is believed to a first in Tamil Nadu.
Within minutes, he was rushed to Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Estate at Chennai where he underwent a coronary angiogram after he complained of chest pain. He has been advised to undergo a CABG-Bypass surgery at the earliest. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin visited him at the hospital.