1. I-T searches at premises of Minister Senthilbalaji’s brother; sleuths attacked
Income Tax Department officials faced stiff resistance from DMK cadres while they conducted searches on the premises linked to Minister for Electricity, Excise and Prohibition V. Senthilbalaji in Karur. Angry protesters also pelted stones on a car of the I-T officials, damaging the windscreen and mirrors.
Following the attack, four I-T Department sleuths were admitted to the Government Hospital in Karur. Later, citing safety concerns, the officials aborted the searches in Karur.
