The sentence had quickly drawn huge national attention and has come a week after the former Chief Minister was found guilty by the court. 

The Aam Aadmi leaders had held BJP councillors responsible for corruption and for the poor financial situation of the three municipalities.

The DVAC had found that the companies close to Velumani had attained growth at a skyrocketing pace while he was serving as the minister in the ADMK government. 

Former ADMK Minister SP Velumani is now the target of the state-run corruption watchdog and the raids have come weeks a similar scale of searches conducted at the residence of MR Vijayabaskar.

Kandaswamy's appointment has become crucial in Stalin's overhaul drive as the veteran IPS Officer is popularly known for arresting current Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a decade ago.

Addressing the media about the development to probe the allegations against him, Surappa said that he was surprised and shocked.

Tamil Nadu Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government Gagandeep Singh Bedi IAS had revealed that as much as 110 crore rupees have been decepted under the scam.

'A BJP national spokesman who hails from Gujarat called me, Mathew Samuel is an American stooge after the Tehelka exposure on the defence corruptions in high level. The same person is the highly decorated Prime Minister currently'.

Former MP Ramachandran and his son Rajasekaran were sentenced to seven years of imprisonment each and the court had levied with a penalty of Rs 1.11 crore each.

The high-class hospitality for the accused in prison brings more skepticism on how he would be treated during the investigations.