Even as the Income Tax department claimed that it seized ₹1.48 crore from the premises of an Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) functionary at Andipatti, Theni, party member Thanga Tamilselvan said on Wednesday that it was a drama enacted by Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam.
B. Murali Kumar, DGIT (INV), Chennai, said, “Last night’s searches in Andipatti in Theni district concluded at 5.30 a.m. today. Unaccounted cash of ₹1.48 crore was seized.”