Minister for Public Works, Highways, and Minor Ports E.V. Velu late on Tuesday said the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) would not be intimidated by tactics such as Income Tax (I-T) searches and would win all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the next Lok Sabha election.
Speaking to mediapersons after I-T searches ended at his residence and educational institutions in Tiruvannamalai late on Tuesday, Mr. Velu said the five-day searches, which started on November 3, had only stopped him from carrying out his official duties as a Minister.
“During searches, they did not seize after the searches. Prior to the Assembly election in mid-2021, when I was the MLA candidate of the DMK, similar I-T searches were conducted in my house. I won the election with a margin of 1 lakh. Such searches won’t divert our focus from winning all 40 Lok Sabha seats,” he said.
