Updated at 3.15 pm
CHENNAI: Simultaneous raids are being conducted at the residences and business establishments of former AIADMK ministers Nainar Nagendiran and SM Velusamy by the state Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption from early on Friday morning.
Nagendiran's residence and business interests in Tirunelveli, Velusamy's residence in Coimbatore, their houses in Chennai and the property owned by their acquaintances were subjected to raids, sources said here.
In Chennai, four places of Nagendiran's interest in Abiramapuram, Raja Annamalaipuram, Purasawakkam and Secretariat Colony were raided, the sources said.
The raids, which began at 7 am, will go on through the day, they added.
In Coimbatore, the raids were carried out at the residences of Velusamy.
One batch of DVAC sleuths started the raids at the house in Gandhimanagar, while another batch carried out raids at the house in Chengathurai near Sulur, about 20 km from here.
The DVAC team comprised members from Chennai and Coimbatore. However, the sources refused to divulge details of the raids.
Velusamy had held portfolios like commercial tax, housing and backward classes in the AIADMK ministry for five years.
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