As part of separate money laundering investigations, the Enforcement Directorate searched the home of former Tamil Nadu minister and leader of the AIADMK, C. Vijayabaskar, as well as a real estate business based in Chennai on Thursday, according to official sources.
According to the sources, the central agency is investigating about 25 locations in connection with the two cases.
Former health minister and AIADMK stalwart Vijayabaskar hails from Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu. According to them, the searches conducted against him are based on a state vigilance (DVAC) inquiry from 2022 that is connected to a purported case of possessing disproportionate assets. He was previously accused of a “gutkha scam” by the CBI.
According to the sources, as part of an investigation conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the real estate group Gsquare’s and affiliated entities’ properties in and around Chennai city are also being searched.
