Senthil Balaji's resignation as a minister has come when DMK has been beefing up its campaign for the upcoming general elections. 

The Supreme Court has ruled that Senthil Balaji can remain a minister in the state and the verdict has given a blow to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, who dismissed the former from the cabinet in the wake of his imprisonment. 

Senthil Balaji has been under the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) since this June 2023 in a money laundering case.

Senthil Balaji has been serving incarceration in Puzhal central prison after ED took him into custody in a cash-for-job scam in June this year.

Senthil Balaji has been under the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) since June 2023 after he was arrested in a money laundering case. 

Senthil Balaji has been under the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the country's premier economic intelligence agency, since June 2023.

Sibal's remarks have sparked a debate whether ED is threatening Senthil Balaji to surrender and join BJP as he has been one of the important leaders of the DMK.

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). 

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.

Senthil Balaji underwent bypass surgery during the morning hours of Wednesday - June 21 and the surgery had lasted for five hours.