The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has approached the Election Commission (EC) after the Income Tax Department raided four places owned by party chief MK Stalin’s son-in-law Sabareesan, just a few days ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
In its letter to the EC, DMK accused the Income Tax department of acting on the behest of the BJP and with the consent of CM Edappadi Palaniswami. DMK claimed that the act of the Income Tax officials amounted to corrupt practice and abuse of power and that their acts were intimidating and defamatory in nature. DMK urged the EC to direct the Income Tax
department to restrain itself from ‘abusing is power’ and affecting the level playing field for parties in Tamil Nadu.
Over 25 officials from the IT department are searching four places owned by Sabareesan, who is a close advisor of Stalin.
DMK Organisation Secretary RS Bharathi addressed a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and the chief electoral officer of Tamil Nadu, alleging that the I-T department was being used as a political vendetta by the BJP.
DMK accused BJP and the AIADMK of attempting to tarnish its image by indulging in acts as such and asked the EC to direct the saffron party to not use the I-T department to settle political scores.