The minister had complained of dizziness and he also underwent a coronary angiogram procedure. Hours after the procedure, he was discharged from the hospital and sent home.
By citing that Tamil Nadu accounts nine per cent in India's overall GDP, the minister stated that the economic trend is gradually increasing for the past two years.
As the visuals of the incident go viral on social media, the Tamil Nadu-ruling party DMK was pushed to initiate necessary against the former legislator.
Senthil Balaji was arrested by the ED, after hours of raids, from his residence in connection to a money laundering case that was filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Seven teams of ED are conducting searches in Ponmudi's residencies in Chennai and in Villupuram and some of his educational institutions are also being searched.
In the wake of a split verdict, the next step is that the matter will now be heard by a three-judge bench, which will be constituted by the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.