Arrested Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji Resigns Ahead Of Bail Hearing

Senthil Balaji was arrested on June 14 final 12 months in a cash laundering case
New Delhi/Chennai:
Arrested Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji has resigned forward of his bail plea listening to within the Madras High Court, sources have mentioned.
Mr Balaji was arrested on June 14 final 12 months in a cash laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) based mostly on a cash-for-job case filed by the Central Crime Branch police, Chennai, when he was the transport minister through the earlier AIADMK regime.
Sources inside the ruling DMK get together confirmed Mr Balaji’s resignation, citing the continued authorized imbroglio surrounding his tenure. “Chief Minister MK Stalin has urged Governor TN Ravi to drop him from the cabinet,” they mentioned.
Mr Balaji had been retained within the Tamil Nadu cupboard by Mr Stalin as a present of help. The Madras High Court, nonetheless, has taken a dim view of that transfer. The High Court not too long ago mentioned Mr Stalin is likely to be higher suggested to rethink his place.
“Political compulsion cannot outweigh the public morality, requirements of good/clean governance and the Constitutional morality,” a bench led by Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala mentioned.
Despite repeated requests, decrease courts have denied bail to Mr Balaji. His bail plea can be heard for the second time by the Madras High Court in two days.
Mr Balaji was arrested by the EDin a dramatic trend. He was taken into custody following hours of questioning and hospitalised instantly after complaining of chest ache.
This was after the Income Tax Department performed raids of its personal in reference to claims he had taken bribes between 2011 and 2015 from folks in search of jobs within the state transport division.