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Tamil Nadu Ministers Resign Amid Controversy, Portfolios Reallocated|India News


Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Sunday approved the resignations of controversy-stricken Electricity, Prohibition and Excise Minister V. Senthil Balaji and Forests and Khadi Minister Dr K. Ponmudy, on the suggestion of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, and reapportioned their profiles to various other priests.

“The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has recommended to the Governor of Tamil Nadu to accept the resignation of V. Senthilbalaji, Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise and Dr K. Ponmudy, Minister for Forests and Khadi. The Governor has approved the recommendation,” a Raj Bhavan communique stated.

The Governor likewise approved the Chief Minister’s suggestion to reapportion their profiles, it included.

Also Read: DMK Removes Minister Ponmudy As Party’s Deputy General Secretary Over ‘Vulgar’ Remarks Against Hindu Gods .
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Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar has actually been provided the added profile of Electricity, while Housing and Urban Development Minister S. Muthusamy has actually currently been marked as the Minister for Housing and Prohibition & &Excise Milk & Dairy Development Minister R.S. Rajakannappan will certainly be the brand-newForests andKhadi Minister

Chief Minister Stalin has actually likewise suggested the induction of T. Mano Thangaraj, the MLA from the Padmanabhapuram Assembly constituency, right into the Cabinet, and the Governor has actually authorized the suggestion, the communique stated. .
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The swearing-in event of Thangaraj will certainly be held at the Raj Bhavan at 6 p.m. on Monday. .
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Senthil Balaji’s resignation followed the Supreme Court, in a difficult message to the elderly DMK leader recently, informed him to select in between his pastoral article and bond in the cash laundering instance connected to a claimed cash-for-jobs rip-off. .
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A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and A.G.Masih warned (* )that if he did not tip down from his preacher article, it would certainly remember its bond order, keeping in mind that the leading court had actually slipped up by overlooking the judgments versus him. .
.Balaji the leading court had actually said in an earlier hearing, making clear that its judgment giving bond needed no disturbance on values. .
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“We grant bail, and the next day, you go and become a minister! Anybody will be bound to be under the impression that witnesses will be under pressure,” had, on

The Enforcement Directorate 14, 2023, invaded(* )home and various other locations in June, Balaji’s, and Chennai and questioned him concerning a task for a cash money rip-off while he acted as the Karur in the AIADMK-led federal government. Coimbatore numerous hours of examination, Transport Minister was apprehended and sent out to judicial guardianship. .
. After as the resistance required the prompt elimination of Balaji from the ministry,

Even did not catch the stress. Balaji, Chief Minister Stalin ultimately tendered his resignation on However 12, 2024, 8 months after his apprehension and in advance of his bond appeal hearing in theBalaji February the Madras High Court gave him bail, After went out of Supreme Court after 450 days and was sworn in once again as preacher on Balaji 29 in 2014. .
. Puzhal Central Prison the various other hand,September had actually triggered off a significant row with his questionable and repulsive statements made at an event conference previously in

On. .
.Ponmudy statements, supposedly made throughout a DMK employees’ conference in April, were viewed as deeply offending in the direction of the

The and Chennai areas, triggering prevalent outrage, consisting of objection from within his celebration. .
.Shaivite DMK eliminated him as its Vaishnavite on

The 11. .
.Deputy General Secretary had actually likewise noticed his statements. .
. April N.

The Madras High Court on

Justice 17, examinedAnand Venkatesh concerning his demeaning public speech versus April, Ponmudy, and females, and looked for to recognize what criminal activity had actually been started versus him by the state cops. .
.Saivites court presented the inquiries throughout the hearing of a suo motu alteration request started in 2023 versus Vaishnavites’s pardon in an out of proportion possessions instance. .
.(* )annoyance over the preacher’s statements,

The kept in mind that such deprecatory remarks versus females and spiritual teams might not be disregarded as simple slides of the tongue, particularly when video clip proof flowing on social networks recommended they were made with complete awareness.Ponmudy

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