The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today raided the Chennai and Villupuram premises of Tamil Nadu minister Ponmudy and his son, said reports. The minister has been raided in connection to money laundering charges, said reports. Tamil Nadu higher education minister K Ponmudy is the second DMK leader in recent times to have come under ED radar. Earlier, Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji was arrested by ED following raids at his properties.
The ED had earlier seized assets worth Rs 8.6 crore, belonging to Gowthamasigamani for violating Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) norms.