Arrested Tamil Nadu minister Balaji undergoes coronary angiogram, advised bypass surgery at earliest
IANS/PTI
Chennai, June 14
Tamil Nadu Electricity and Prohibition Minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday, has been advised by-pass surgery at the earliest.
A coronary angiogram has been performed on the minister who complained of chest pain at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi-Super Specialty Hospital at Omandurar where he was admitted.
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After the angiogram, doctors have advised a by-pass surgery on the arrested minister as the coronary angiogram revealed a triple vessel disease.
Balaji was arrested after the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at his official residence and his office in the state Secretariat. He was questioned for 18 hours before being arrested in the early hours of Wednesday.
The arrest and subsequent hospitalisation of the minister has led to wide-spread protests with Chief Minister Stalin leading the attack against the Centre. In a statement, Stalin said the DMK would not succumb to intimidation tactics. He said the party would take a legal recourse.
The state unit of the Congress also came out strongly against the arrest of the minister with state president KS Alagiri alleging that the BJP is trying to intimidate the opposition, which wouldn’t work in Tamil Nadu.
Senthil Balaji sent to judicial custody till June 28 in PMLA case
A court here on Wednesday sent V Senthil Balaji to judicial custody till June 28.
Sessions Court Principal Judge S Alli visited the government hospital where Balaji was admitted this morning before passing the order.
The court also reserved orders on a total three pleas filed by either sides. While the minister prayed for interim bail and permission to be shifted to a private hospital, the ED sought police custody of Balaji.
