No Bail For Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, Says Chennai Court
NDTV
Mr Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in dramatic fashion; he was taken into custody following hours of questioning and hospitalised immediately after complaining of chest pain.
A Chennai court on Wednesday dismissed Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji's bail plea. Mr Balaji - accused in an alleged cash-for-jobs scam when he was a cabinet member in the Jayalalithaa government - was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in June on money laundering charges.
Mr Balaji's arrest triggered a massive political row that included a high-profile spat between Chief Minister MK Stalin and Governor RN Ravi over the latter's controversial attempt to sack the minister.
Last month the court extended Senthil Balaji's judicial custody till September 15. That was before the Supreme Court dismissed pleas challenging a Madras High Court order upholding his arrest.
