Overview

• ED conducted simultaneous raids at over 10 properties linked to I. Periyasamy and his children in Chennai, Dindigul and Madurai, with CRPF personnel deployed to secure the sites.
• The Chennai Police registered a Community Service Register complaint alleging ED officers forced entry into an MLA hostel room housing the minister’s son.
• The operation stems from an April Madras High Court ruling that overturned a 2018 discharge and directed fast-track framing of charges in a case alleging ₹2.1 crore in disproportionate assets.
• Periyasamy and his family have appealed the High Court order to the Supreme Court, which is set to hear their plea on August 18.
• DMK leaders condemned the raids as politically motivated, accusing the BJP of using central agencies as instruments to influence state politics.