DVAC conducts raids multiple premises belonging to Ex-AIADMK Minister Thangamani

Chennai, Dec 20: A couple of days after the Directorate of

Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) raided multiple locations,

senior AIADMK leader and former Minister P Thangamani’s

premises were searched again on Monday.

A DVAC release said 14 places belonging to the former Electricity

Minister were raided by the officials in his native Namakkal, Salem

and Erode districts.

The raids pertained the corruption case registered against him, his

son Dharanidharan and wife Shanthi.

The searches, being held for the second time in five days, began at

around 0700 hrs, and were continuing in the three districts, including

in ten places in Namakkal, three in Erode and one in Salem.

Today’s raids were a follow up action based on the seizures made on

December 15 during searches in 69 places linked to Mr Thangamani

for allegedly amassing wealth to the tune of Rs 4.85 crore in his name

and in the name of his family members disproportionate to his known

sources of income.

In a statement after the raids on December 15, the DVAC said a total

of Rs 2.37 crore cash, 1.13 kg gold jewellery and 40 kg silver articles

were seized, besides mobile phones, bank locker keys, computer hard

disks and documents.