Tamil Nadu Minister for Higher Education and DMK leader K Ponmudy was taken by Enforcement Directorate officiಞals to the agency's office in Tamil Nadu on Monday night, following searches.
Amid security provided by central police forces, Ponmudy was taken to the ED office and he is likely to be questioned, official sources said, adding that searches were held for about 10 hours on premises linked to the minister and in Vill🐼upuram.
The ED conducted searches on 🐓properties associated with Ponmudy as well as his MP son Gautham Sigamani in a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal sand mining.