People will teach BJP lesson in 2024, says Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday met with State minister Senthil Balaji at the Omandurar government hospital in Chennai Balaji was hospitalised after he complained of chest pain during questioning by the Enforcement Directorate EDWhile Stalin arrived at the hospital to meet with Balaji the Minister for Electricity Prohibition and Excise several DMK workers raised slogans against Governor RN Ravi outside the facilityThe Tamil Nadu chief minister later issued a statement stating that DMK will not be intimidated by the threats of the BJP and that people will teach the BJP a lesson in the 2024 elections He also said both Senthil Balaji and the DMK will bravely fight this case legallyStalin in his statement alleged that the ED officials had tortured Senthil Balaji to such an extent during the interrogation that he suffered chest pain Even after he said that he was cooperating with the probe officials he was even when the minister said he would cooperate with the agencys investigation he was still pressured to the point that he suffered chest pain Stalin saidStalin issued the statement hours after the ED took into custody Balaji after raids at the ministers premisesWhat was the purpose of the Enforcement Department to torture Minister Senthil Balaji so that he would get chest pain even after he said that he would cooperate fully with the investigation Is it necessary for the enforcement officers to act in a dehumanizing manner in violation of the legal procedures required by the case DMK will not be intimidated by these threats of the BJP Dont fear People will teach them a lesson in the 2024 elections read the translation of his statement in Tamil posted by Stalin on his Twitter handle hellip pictwittercomD2EIs5vvWNmdash MKStalin mkstalin June 14 2023Stalin in his statement said that Balaji was pressurised by the ED and that the officials of the investigation agency had tortured the Tamil Nadu ministerThey have put pressure on him Till 2 ammidnight they pressured him and then took him to the hospital Now hes in ICU Even after he said that he will give complete cooperation for the investigation why should they be stubborn in torturing him They have acted very inhumanly even beyond the level that is needed for this case We can clearly see the ill intentions of the ones who sent these officials Senthil Balaji will fight legally We are strong in our political stance on this matter DMK will bravely fight this case legally Stalins statement saidMeanwhile there was high drama outside the hospital as the DMK minister was brought early this morning He could be seen crying while lying in a car as his supporters gathered outside the hospital to protest against the ED actionState BJP vice president Narayanan Thirupathy termed the hospitalisation of the Minister as a complete drama staged by the DMK party It is a complete drama with screenplay and dialogues by the DMK in Tamil Nadu today Thirupathy saidDMK Rajya Sabha MP and advocate NR Elango said that the procedure adopted by the ED to take Balaji into custody was totally illegal and unconstitutionalThe procedure adopted by Enforcement Directorate is totally illegal and unconstitutional He was taken into custody by ED without informing him of the grounds of his arrest We will fight this case legally said ElangoRaids were carried out at Balajis Karur residence and his office at the state secretariat by the ED sleuths in connection to an alleged money laundering case on Tuesday In addition to this the premises of his brother and a close aide in Karur were also raidedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever