Gutka scam: Stalin calls for statewide protest demands arrest and resignation of TN health minister, DGP

DMK President MK Stalin on Saturday passed a resolution calling for a statewide protest demanding arrest and resignation of Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister C Vijaya Baskar and DGP TK Rajendran for allegedly taking bribe in connection with the gutkha scam.

DMK passed the resolution condemning the facist actions of the Central government and corrupt state government.

"Bribe-giver and middleman arrested; but even after raids why is CBI hesitating to arrest Minister C Vijay Bhaskar and DGP TK Rajendran who allegedly took bribes?" Stalin asked on Twitter.

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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday had arrested five people in connection with the scam. Those arrested included promoters of a private Gutka company AV Madhava Rao and Uma Shankar Gupta, food safety and drug administration official P Senthil Murugan, Superintendent of Central Excise Department NK Pandian and a person named PV Srinivasa Rao.

All of them were sent to judicial custody till September 20.

The CBI had on Wednesday conducted searches at 35 locations across the country including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Thoothukudi, Puducherry, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Guntur in connection with the case.