Expressing concern over the cash for vote scam and the IT department questioning state health minister Vijaya Baskar, DMK party members on Wednesday met Governor Vidyasagar Rao in Mumbai and demanded dismissal of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami and other ministers involved in the scam.
Party members submitted a memorandum to the governor and demanded the dismissal of Tamil Nadu's chief minister as well as other ministers involved in the scam.
According to reports, the Income Tax Department officials had on April 7 raided Tamil Nadu Health Minister Vijaya Baskar's residence in Chennai following complaints that he was involved in cash distribution to voters in the RK Nagar constituency ahead of a by-election.
"The raids were being conducted in at least 20 places in Chennai and 11 other places in the rest of the state," an IT official was quoted as saying by a news agency.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has cancelled the RK Nagar by-poll, saying the electoral process has been seriously affected by parties through the use of money power.