Tamil Nadu: ED Raids Premises Connected To Senior DMK Minister K Ponmudy and His Son P Gowthamasigamani

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is raiding nine premises connected to Higher Education minister K Ponmudy and his son P Gowthamasigamani, who is a Lok Sabha MP.

Ponmudy's official residence in Chennai and properties in Villupuram are being searched.

The raids come around a month after the arrest of minister Senthil Balaji by the ED.

While the ED has not officially announced the reason for the raids on senior DMK minister K Ponmudy, he is facing cases of land-grab and misusing his power to grant permits for red sand quarrying.