Probe Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami in graft case

Chennai | Saturday | 13th October, 2018

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Still, it has ordered for a CBI probe, which does not look like a fair move." "This order is passed only in the interest of justice for ensuring fair, reasonable and transparent investigation," the judge said.A triumphant DMK was quick to demand the chief minister's resignation. DMK president M K Stalin said Palaniswami should resign or the governor should dismiss him. Later AIADMK spokesman C Ponnaiyan held a press conference and said, "The DVAC has already submitted its report, after completing its probe, to the Madras high court. CHENNAI: Three days after Tamil Nadu 's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption gave chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami a clean chit over allegations of corruption in awarding government road contracts, the Madras high court on Friday ordered a CBI probe into the allegations levelled against him by the DMK, stating that "the preliminary inquiry had not been done in a fair and just manner"..