Aheadof April 6 Assembly Polls in Tamil Nadu, the IT raids were conducted at the premisesof Sabareesan, the son-in-law of DMK President M.K. Stalin.
MKStalin’s daughter Senthamarai is married to Sabareesan, who is said to have amajor say in the DMK affairs.
Asper reports, the IT department officials are also carrying out searchoperations in a couple of more places belonging to persons connected with theDMK. The tax officials are also searching the house of Karthik son of Mohan,DMK's Anna Nagar constituency candidate.
Reactingto the searches, Stalin tweeted: "With electoral loss confirmed andlacking people's support, the BJP is misusing its powers.We are not slaves likeAIADMK to fall at the feet for such threats. Fearless. Daringly we willoppose," Stalin said.
Electoralallies of the DMK like the VCK have condemned the raids and also urged PMNarendra Modi to come and campaign for their rivals.
Meanwhile,last month Income Tax officials searched former minister and DMK leader E.V. Velu'sresidence and other premises connected with him.
In2019 elections, the DMK and its allies won 38 out of 39 Lok Sabha seats on theanti-Modi campaign at a time when the BJP swept the polls in other parts of thecountry. Besides, PM Narendra Modi is expected to hold a rally and address agathering in poll-bound Kerala and Tamil Nadu today.