Former DMK minister's houses raided over assets case

Vigilance officials on Friday conducted raids at premises belonging to former Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam minister K R Periyakaruppan across Tamil Nadu in connection with a disproportionate assets case.

The raids by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption are going in Chennai and Sivaganga districts, DVAC sources said.

Periyakaruppan is a former Hindu religious and charitable endowments minister. He is the latest among several DMK leaders to face police and DVAC action either on land grab charges or allegations of disproportionate assets after the All India Anna Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam government came to power in April last year.

The DVAC had earlier conducted raids at the houses of nine former DMK ministers, Member of Legislative Assembly J Anbazhagan and former legislator B Ranganathan.