Ponmudy’s ordeal continues, summoned by ED at 4pm
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By Express News Service
CHENNAI: Higher Education Minister Okay Ponmudy’s ordeal with Enforcement Directorate is more likely to proceed on Tuesday after the 72-year-old MLA from Tirukkoyilur meeting was probed by the central company for practically 20 hours — 13 hours at his residence and 7 hours on the ED workplace in Nungambakkam. He has been summoned by Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday night at 4 pm.
After virtually an in a single day enquiry by the ED officers, each Ponmudi and his son Gautham Sigamani, an MP from Kallakurichi, have been allowed to go residence at about 3.30 am on Tuesday morning. They have been requested to seem earlier than the ED officers at 4 pm on Tuesday once more for additional enquiry, DMK spokesperson A Saravanan mentioned.
“What’s the logic in inquiring into a case 13 years after it was registered? This is nothing but a political vendetta by the BJP government because Ponmudi took on Governor R N Ravi on the new education policy, the appointment of vice-chancellors and other key issues,” Saravanan added.
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After the searches, which continued at his residence in Saidapet at round 7 pm, the minister was taken to Enforcement Directorate to document his assertion at 8 pm on Monday in his imported automotive together with CRPF policemen.
While there have been allegations that the Enforcement Directorate has seized mounted deposit receipts of Rs 41.9 crore, round Rs 70 lakh money and a few international foreign money, from the linked premises of the minister, there was no affirmation from Enforcement Directorate. ‘No unaccounted money or any incriminating paperwork have been seized from the Minister as being claimed,’ Saravanan informed reporters
The case pertains to allegations that Ponmudy violated quarry licenses throughout his tenure as a minister within the DMK authorities between 2006 and 2011. The case was filed by the AIADMK authorities led by Jayalalithaa quickly after it got here to energy in 2011. The Tamil Nadu Crime Branch had been investigating the case.
The minister is accused of acquiring mining/ quarry licences for his son and different members of the family, and the licensees are alleged to have quarried crimson sand past the permissible restrict. the enforcement Directorate had known as off searches of Ponmudy’s residence in Villupuram on Monday evening.
The searches are occurring after Madras High Court final month refused to remain proceedings within the case whereas dismissing a petition filed by Gowtham Sigamani.
The DMK chief was accused of illegally quarrying an extreme quantity of crimson sand, amounting to 2,64,644 lorry hundreds. The alleged violation resulted in a lack of over Rs 28 crore to the general public exchequer.
Ponmudy is the second minister within the DMK Cabinet who’s underneath the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate. Senthil Balaji, who’s the minister underneath the DMK regime, has been arrested by Enforcement Directorate. He has been despatched again to Puzhal jail on Monday after present process coronary heart surgical procedure in Kauvery Hospital.
CHENNAI: Higher Education Minister Okay Ponmudy’s ordeal with Enforcement Directorate is more likely to proceed on Tuesday after the 72-year-old MLA from Tirukkoyilur meeting was probed by the central company for practically 20 hours — 13 hours at his residence and 7 hours on the ED workplace in Nungambakkam. He has been summoned by Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday night at 4 pm.
After virtually an in a single day enquiry by the ED officers, each Ponmudi and his son Gautham Sigamani, an MP from Kallakurichi, have been allowed to go residence at about 3.30 am on Tuesday morning. They have been requested to seem earlier than the ED officers at 4 pm on Tuesday once more for additional enquiry, DMK spokesperson A Saravanan mentioned.
“What’s the logic in inquiring into a case 13 years after it was registered? This is nothing but a political vendetta by the BJP government because Ponmudi took on Governor R N Ravi on the new education policy, the appointment of vice-chancellors and other key issues,” Saravanan added.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
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After the searches, which continued at his residence in Saidapet at round 7 pm, the minister was taken to Enforcement Directorate to document his assertion at 8 pm on Monday in his imported automotive together with CRPF policemen.
While there have been allegations that the Enforcement Directorate has seized mounted deposit receipts of Rs 41.9 crore, round Rs 70 lakh money and a few international foreign money, from the linked premises of the minister, there was no affirmation from Enforcement Directorate. ‘No unaccounted money or any incriminating paperwork have been seized from the Minister as being claimed,’ Saravanan informed reporters
The case pertains to allegations that Ponmudy violated quarry licenses throughout his tenure as a minister within the DMK authorities between 2006 and 2011. The case was filed by the AIADMK authorities led by Jayalalithaa quickly after it got here to energy in 2011. The Tamil Nadu Crime Branch had been investigating the case.
The minister is accused of acquiring mining/ quarry licences for his son and different members of the family, and the licensees are alleged to have quarried crimson sand past the permissible restrict. the enforcement Directorate had known as off searches of Ponmudy’s residence in Villupuram on Monday evening.
The searches are occurring after Madras High Court final month refused to remain proceedings within the case whereas dismissing a petition filed by Gowtham Sigamani.
The DMK chief was accused of illegally quarrying an extreme quantity of crimson sand, amounting to 2,64,644 lorry hundreds. The alleged violation resulted in a lack of over Rs 28 crore to the general public exchequer.
Ponmudy is the second minister within the DMK Cabinet who’s underneath the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate. Senthil Balaji, who’s the minister underneath the DMK regime, has been arrested by Enforcement Directorate. He has been despatched again to Puzhal jail on Monday after present process coronary heart surgical procedure in Kauvery Hospital.
