Chennai, March 19 The DMK approached the Madras High Court on Thursday, seeking a directive to the Enforcement Directorate to register money laundering cases against former AIADMK state ministers and initiate a thorough investigation.
The ruling party's Rajya Sabha MP, R Girirajan, has filed separate petitions in the court seeking action against former AIADMK state ministers: S P Velumani, P Thangamani, C Vijayabaskar, M R Vijayabaskar, R Kamaraj, K C Veeramani, and K P Anbalagan, and former AIADMK legislator Sathya, based on corruption cases pending against them.
"Unless the court intervenes and directs the authorities to initiate proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the illegal proceeds generated through corruption may remain uninvestigated, thereby seriously affecting public interest," Girirajan argued.
Therefore, the court should direct the registration of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, against the individuals mentioned, for the thorough investigation of the proceeds of crime "generated through acts of corruption, bribery, and the accumulation of disproportionate assets," and to take appropriate action in accordance with the law," he said.