Stalin slams BJP’s ‘intimidation politics’ after ED raids against Minister

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday hit out at the BJP-ruled Centre over the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids against state Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji. He said that the BJP’s politics of threatening their political rivals through backdoor methods instead of confronting them politically won’t work for long.“The BJP has been controlling its political opponents through the investigative agencies at its disposal. There have been several examples of this from across the country,” MK Stalin said.“Senthil Balaji stated that he will extend full cooperation to any kind of investigation. Then what was the need to carry out raids at the official chambers of the minister at the secretariat premises? Was it to show that they are capable of carrying out raids at the secretariat or to threaten?” he questioned.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin alleged that the raids were “politically motivated”.“What does it mean when such action is carried out just days after the visit of the Union Home Minister to Chennai? He criticised the DMK and govt very strongly during his public speech. We had given our clarification too,” MK Stalin said.He said that the raids at the secretariat were “against the values of cooperative federalism”.