The Enforcement Directorate claimed to have attached properties worth over £650,000 of Anitha R Radhakrishnan, minister for fisheries and animal husbandry in the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, on charges of money laundering. The attached assets include 160 acres of land and residential properties of the minister and his family members. Anita is accused of acquiring disproportionate assets beyond the source of his declared income. Earlier, the anti-corruption department and the directorate of vigilance of the state government had registered an FIR against him in a disproportionate assets case. The ED later used the FIR to lodge a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. ED claimed that the properties were purchased at a declared value of £100,000, while their market value is estimated to be around £650,000.
Governor returns TN govt's anti-NEET bill
Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi refused to give assent to the anti-NEET Bill passed by the assembly, saying it was against interest of students, especially those from rural areas and underprivileged families. The state government objected to the governor’s remarks and convened an all-party meeting to discuss the issue. A release from Raj Bhavan said the governor took the decision after a detailed study of the bill for admission to UG medical courses that seeks to do away with NEET, besides the report of the state government-constituted panel that recommended the move. The panel examined the pre-NEET status of social justice in medical admission, especially for students coming from socially and economically underprivileged backgrounds.
