“Udhayanidhi is destroying the movement founded by Anna with obscene language. Remarks that demean women are unacceptable.” – Minister Aadhav
“Crippling the opposition is condemnable. Expressing opinions is a democratic right. Democracy is upheld by responding to opinions with counter-opinions, not by making arrests. Differences of opinion should not be dealt with through arrests.” – Premalatha
“Avoiding the imprisonment of Udhayanidhi would enhance the ruling party’s credibility.” – Thirumavalavan
“Why is CM Vijay showing more urgency regarding the arrest operation than he did regarding the Cauvery river water issue?” – Seeman
Chennai: Enforcement Directorate sleuths today arrested DMK leader and former minister Ko Si Mani’s son Anbazhagan in a money laundering case.
ED sources here said Anbazhagan had transferred Rs 80 crore illegally to his accounts.
The arrest was made after a complaint given by one Laikath Ali who was held in a bank fraud case in May this year.
Sources said Anbazhagan had imported cellphones and laptops to non-existing shell companies. The ED conducted nation-wide raids at shell companies earlier this year.