MK Stalin's flagrant message for PM Modi after I-T sleuths raid his daughter's house in Neelankarai

New Delhi, April 02: With four days to go for assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, the Income Tax department on Friday swooped on DMK chief M K Stalin's daughter's house in Neelankarai.It is one of the four premises owned by Stalin's son-in-law Sabareesan. The raids were conducted as a large number of DMK cadres thronged in from Senthamarai's house in Neelankarai.

 

Among the premises searched by taxmen was a home in Neelangarai, just outside Chennai, where Stalin's daughter Senthamarai lives with Sabareesan. Tax department sources told to a news agency that there were inputs on the movement of cash related to the election campaign. Locations linked to the associates of Sabareesan, Karthik and Bala, were also searched. Karthik is the son of the DMK candidate from Annanagar, Mohan.

 

 

Sabareesan is seen as a key strategist in Stalin's core team as the DMK challenges Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK in the state polls. The DMK chief said people would "give a clear verdict on April 6 for this miscalculation. I am MK Stalin. This Stalin has faced Emergency and MISA. I won't be scared because of these IT Raids. PM Modi should know that we aren't AIADMK leaders," said Stalin on the searches at his daughter's home, referring to a controversial law used by the then Congress government during the Emergency to crack down on politicians.

 

 

 

Speaking at a rally in Perambalur, he said, "Today morning I came to Trichy from Chennai. I got news of a raid going on at my daughter's house in Chennai. The (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi government is saving the AIADMK government now...I want to tell Modi that this is DMK, don't forget that, I'm the son of Kalaignar (late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi). I will not be scared like this".

 

 

This is the second instance of tax raids against DMK leaders ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly election on 6 April. Last week, party leader EV Velu's home, colleges and guest house were raided for two days by the I-T sleuths around the same time when Stalin was campaigning for him in Tiruvannamalai.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, Income Tax raids were also conducted on the premises of Karthick, son of DMK candidate M K Mohan, who is contesting from Anna Nagar. Interestingly, Mohan is one of the candidates, who has declared assets worth Rs 211 crore, which is the second-highest among those contesting the elections. He owns movable assets worth 4.18 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 207 crore.

 

 

AIADMK candidate E Subaya, who is contesting from Ambasamudram, owns the highest assets worth Rs 246 crore. Last week, party leader EV Velu's home, colleges and guest house were raided for two days by the I-T sleuths around the same time when Stalin was campaigning for him in Tiruvannamalai.

.

.