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Actor-legislator Vijayakanth, AIADMK's Pannerselvam face tax
raids
Chennai, Jan 23 Income tax authorities in Tamil Nadu Tuesday
raided the home of actor-legislator Vijayakanth here, prompting
his fans to burn pictures of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. They
threw stones at the police who tried to control the situation.
Raids were also conducted on the premises of Jeppiyar, the owner
of the Sathybhama group of educational institutions in which
Vijayakanth has interests, and O. Pannerselvam, AIADMK's deputy
leader in the assembly.
Jeppiyar is the chairman of the Jeppiyar Education Trust and
chancellor of the Sathyabhama Deemed University and also
president of the Consortium of Self-Financing Professional, Arts
and Science College in Tamil Nadu.
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The AIADMK and Vijayakanth's DMDK termed the raids "politically
motivated".
The raids targeted 11 places including several residences of
private engineering college promoters. A director general-level
official led the 400-strong tax officials' team. Incriminating
documents indicating disproportionate assets were found in the
raids, tax department officials said.
A team of the tax department arrived at 8.am. at Vijaykanth's
residence in Saligramam on the city outskirts without any prior
intimation, even as the actor was getting ready to attend the
assembly session.
While sources in the department said the raids were part of a
major drive against private engineering college promoters in the
state, the fact that Vijayakanth and Panneerselvam were targeted
made their parties condemn the raids.
The DMDK's Panruti Ramachandran alleged that those present at
the Andla Azhagar Kalyana Mandapam - a marriage hall used
generally as a headquarter for Vijaykanth's party - were also
threatened by tax officials and police.
He said Vijayakanth's DMDK was the only party "independent of
both the DMK and the AIADMK".
Raids were conducted also at the premises of Vijayakanth's
brother-in-law and at the property of the party's youth wing
secretary.
The Periyakulam residence of O. Panneerselvam also raided. Raids
were also conducted at a business establishment of a courier
service in Udumalpet.
This was the second round of raids after the DMK government came
to power in May 2006.
In September last year, the Directorate of Vigilance and
Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducted searches at the residences of
AIADMK leaders Paneerselvam and Anitha R. Radhakrishnan.
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