Arrested Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji has undergone coronary angiogram and has been advised bypass surgery at the "earliest", the hospital treating hi꧃m said on Wednesday⛦.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 💫Tuesday had launched searches at locations linked to Balaji at Chennai, Karur and Erode as ಌpart of probe into money laundering and arrested him on Wednesday.
Arrested Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji has undergone coronary angiogram and has been advised bypass surgery at the "earliest", the hospital treating hi꧃m said on Wednesday⛦.
As per the med🐬ical bulletin issued by the Director of the Tamil Nadu Government M🔯ulti Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Estate, "Balaji underwent coronary angiogram at 10.40 am on June 14."
"Coronory angiogram reveale꧑d triple vessel disea🍌se for which CABG (coronary artery bypass graft) - bypass surgery is advised at the earliest," it said.
Amid the row over an alleged money laundering case, Ba🥀laji was admit🌞ted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a government hospital early on Wednesday, DMK leaders said.
A video emerged on social media where he was seen breaking down on camer🌊a after being arrested by ED.
It has been reported that the minister complained of uneasiness 🎃during the Enforcement Directorate raids (ED) at his premises that were on since June 13.
The ED on Tuesday had launched searches atও locations linked to Balaji at Chennai, Karur and Erode as part of probe into money laundering and arrested him on Wednesday.
State Minister P K Sekar Babu claimed 🌼there were 'symptoms' Balaji has beꦫen 'tortured.'
Initially, there ꦿwere speculations tꦅhat the minister had been taken into custody by the ED but there was no official confirmation and DMK advocates who visited the hospital also said there was no clarity on this.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on ဣWednesday visited the Omandurar government hospital in Chennai to meet Balaji.
TV visuals showed Balaji being uneasy while being brought to the Government Medical College, Omandurar Government Estate in ♓the citꩵy.
"He is in the ICU. He was in an unconscious state and did not respond when he called him by his name. He is under observation... there is a swelling near his ear, doctors say th♌ere is variation in his ECG (electrocardiogram)... these are symptoms of torture," State Min🍎ister P K Sekar Babu told reporters.
Law minister S Reghupathy, who visited the hospital. He also questioned the need for the ED raids at Balaji's house run🐽ning non-stop for hour🔯s.
DMK advocates demaౠnded the ED officially make it clear immediately whether Balaji has been arrested or not.
TN minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was among the cabinet ministers who vꩵisited the hospital. Meanwhile, central paramilitary personnel were posted at the hospital.
Balaji was earlier with the AIADMK and had been Transport Minister in♌ the late Jayalalithaa-led Cabinet.
Arrest of Senthil Ba𝓀laji has drawn sharp reaction from Congre🃏ss as well.
Congress General Secretary (Communicatiꦅons) Jairam Ramesh tweeted,"Statement issued by Congress President 𓄧Shri Mallikarjun Kharge @kharge condemning the blatant misuse of the ED in searching the office of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Thiru V. Senthil Balaji."
Aam Admi Party (AAP) also tweeted, " We strongly condemn the late night arrest of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate. The manner in which he was arrested despite his health condition is inhumane and raises serious concerns about the working methods of the ED. This arrest is a part of the continued attack on India's opposition, and it undermines the very foundations of our democracy. We stand in solidarity with Balaji andཧ all those opposition leaders who have been victims of BJP's undemocratic tar🔴geting"
(With PTI Inputs)