Tamil Nadu guv Ravi put order dismissing Senthil Balaji's in abeyance as Amit Shah advised to seek ‘legal opinion’

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Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Thursday initially dismissed Minister V Senthil Balaji from the cabinet, who had been arrested, but later suspended the order following a request from Union Home Minister Amit Shah...

In a letter to Chief Minister M K Stalin, Ravi stated that the order would be held in abeyance until further communication from him..

Meanwhile, the order of dismissal of the minister...Balaji may be kept in abeyance until further communication from me," said Ravi in the letter, a reported by Hindustan Times..

Meanwhile, the DMK is weighing all the options and legal factors related to Governor RN Ravi's later backtracked move to dismiss Minister V Senthil Balaji from the Cabinet, sources said on Friday..

Federal agency Enforcement Directorate on June 14 arrested Balaji over money laundering charges dating back to 2014 when he was transport minister in the previous All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government. ..

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