Is Tamil Nadu heading for President's Rule?

April 10, 2017 22:40

Rumours are swirling in Chennai that the state maybe heading for President's rule after the cash distribution scam in Chennai's RK Nagar bypoll which led to its cancellation and which has the alleged involvement of several ruling party bigwigs.

According to reports, governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao maybe rushing to Chennai from Mumbai (he is governor of Maharashtra with concurrent charge of TN), and security in Chennai has been tightened apparently in anticipation of what may follow.

Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar was questioned today by Income Tax officials after searches at the premise of an associate of the health minister revealed routing of Rs 89 crore for distribution to voters in R K Nagar Assembly constituency, where a bypoll was scheduled for April 12.

Reports state that Vijayabaskar might be arrested any time soon and that even the state government could be dissolved and central rule imposed.

READ: With TN bypoll cancellation, Centre gets more than a toe in

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