New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji was arrested on Wednesday by the Enforcement Directorate; the Congress said the detention was "political harassment and vendetta" by the Modi government.
Balaji was the first minister in the M K Stalin cabinet to be detained by a federal agency; he was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Although the 48-year-old minister was admitted to a city government hospital after complaining of unease, official sources indicated that Balaji was detained following a protracted session of questioning.—Inputs from Agencies