Justice Venkatesh, who ordered revision of acquittal of TN Education Minister in an assets case, now reopens similar cases against Revenue, Finance Minister. All three were acquitted recently
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has frozen assets worth Rs 41.9 crore kept in fixed deposits of Tamil Nadu Education Minister K Ponmudi and his son in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal sand mining.
Earlier in June, hours, after minister V Senthil Balaji was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Tamil Nadu minister Ponmudi, termed it a "revengeful act" and claimed that the Centre was doing wrong against states where there is a non-BJP government. ED Raid on K Ponmudi: Enforcement Directorate Raids Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister s Residence in Chennai and Viluppuram (Watch Video).