Chennai, April 7
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday carried out raids at the premises of a construction company owned by Ravichandran, the brother of Tamil Nadu municipal administration Minister KN Nehru.
According to sources, the ED is conducting searches at over 10 private construction firms and project sites across prominent Chennai localities, including Teynampet, Alwarpet, Besant Nagar, CIT Colony, and MRC Nagar.
The raids are reportedly part of an investigation into suspected illegal financial transactions. The full extent of the investigation, including any documents or materials seized, is expected to be revealed after the conclusion of the ongoing searches.
This development follows recent ED action against Tamil Nadu’s liquor trade sector. On March 6, the agency initiated large-scale raids linked to alleged irregularities within the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), which holds a monopoly over the distribution of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in the state. The searches extended to the TASMAC headquarters at the Thalamuthu Natarajan Building in Egmore, as well as the offices of leading liquor contractors and distilleries.
Among those raided were premises owned by DMK leader Jagathrakshakan, SNJ Distilleries on Greams Road, Akkadu Distillers in T. Nagar, and an MGM liquor contractor on Radha Krishnan Salai.
Additional raids were conducted at Shiva Distillery in Coimbatore’s Narasimhanaickenpalayam.
Sources within the ED confirmed that these operations were aimed at uncovering financial irregularities and possible money laundering linked to TASMAC contracts and operations.