CBI Raids on Dayanidhi Maran And Others
posted on Oct 10, 2011 @ 4:16PM
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted raids on the residence of former central minister Dayanidhi Maran and six other places including Sun TV's office in Chennai. Even as the CBI raids were in progress, the Maran brothers were left isolated by DMK Party and its chief M Karunanidhi. The raids started at 7am on Monday after the CBI registered a first information report (FIR) against Dayanidhi and his brother and Sun Network managing director Kalanidhi Maran in the Aircel-Maxis deal.
Dayanidhi Maran doesn't appear to have the sympathies of the party leaders or members of the Karunanidhi family. While Karunanidhi's elder son M K Alagiri has been openly against Maran, Karunanidhi's younger son M K Tamilarasu was the only person who went to Maran's place on Monday. Party functionaries kept away from the place. Party president M Karunanidhi and treasurer M K Stalin are in Trichy for the local body poll campaign. Sources said Karunanidhi is unlikely to spring to Maran's defence. "The DMK has suffered a lot because of Dayanidhi Maran. Thalaivar (Karunanidhi) feels that he is the main reason for many damages. So he will watch the developments silently" said a senior DMK MP.