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Chennai: The dismissal of Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nadu:) Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji has been put on hold for the time being. Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has decided to keep in abeyance the order to sack Minister V. Senthil Balaji from the cabinet for the time being and has informed Chief Minister MK Stalin about it. Sources gave this information. In a letter sent to the Chief Minister late last night, the Governor said that he would consult the Attorney General regarding the move and seek legal advice from him.
Sources said that Governor Ravi has postponed the order to sack Balaji from the cabinet till further notice. Earlier, the governor had on Thursday sacked Balaji from the Council of Ministers after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a cash-for-job scam. After this, Stalin had said that the government would challenge it legally.
In an official release, the Raj Bhavan had said, “There is an apprehension that the continuation of V. Senthil Balaji in the Council of Ministers will adversely affect the due process of law, including fair investigation, which may lead to the collapse of the constitutional machinery in the state.” Senthil Balaji is facing serious criminal action in several cases of corruption including taking cash in lieu of job and money laundering. By misusing his position as a minister, he has been obstructing the investigation and obstructing the due process of law and justice.
who is senthil
Actually, Senthil has a big stature in the DMK government in Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister MK Stalin has given the responsibility of many important departments to V Senthil Balaji. He has the Ministry of Power and Excise. On June 14, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him in the case of taking cash in lieu of job. At present, he is in jail in judicial custody in this case. Some other criminal cases against him under the Anti-Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code are being investigated by the state police.
