Chennai: Leader of Opposition M.K. Stalin and PMK founder S.Ramadoss on Friday welcomed the I-T raids on health minister C. Vijayabaskar and demanded the immediate dismissal from his post.
Leader of Opposition M.K. Stalin and PMK founder S.Ramadoss on Friday welcomed the IT raids on health minister C.Vijayabaskar and demanded the immediate dismissal from his post.
Demanding that Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisami should dismiss Vijayabaskar, he asked Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao to dismiss Vijayabaskar, if the CM failed to do so.
He also urged the IT officials not to stop with the raids on few ministers, but extend the searches to former Chief Ministers and senior ministers.
He also said IT raids during the bypoll campaign are raising suspicions and the central government should come out with explanations about the raids including the past raids on AIADMK functionaries. Stalin said no action had been taken after the raids which continue to be a mystery and added that the raids on Shekar Reddy did not extend to the PWD minister, secretary and other officials.
Stalin said the raids on MGR medical university Vice-Chancellor and other health ministry officials, besides the minister is a great shame to TN as it is sufficient proof for the rampant corruption in the AIADMK administration.
Cong contradicts Stalin’s views: Even while DMK working president M.K. Stalin welcomed the IT raids on health minister C. Vijayabaskar who faced IT raids, DMK ally and TNCC president S. Thirunavukkarasar condemned the raids saying that the BJP government is behind the move. Speaking to the media, the Congress leader the raids at the time of RK Nagar bypoll is motivated and intended to threaten AIADMK (Amma).
