[India] - TN governor dismisses Senthil Balaji from ministry

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
minister M K Stalin said the governor has no power to dismiss the minister and his government would face it legally.An official statement
dated from Raj Bhavan June 29 said that Senthil Balaji was facing serious criminal proceedings in several cases of corruption, including
cash-for-job scam and money laundering
statement said.The minister is currently in judicial custody in a criminal case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate
There are some more criminal cases against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Indian Penal Code and are being investigated by
the state police.The statement said that there were reasonable apprehensions that continuation of Senthil Balaji in the council of ministers
would adversely impact the due process of law including fair investigation that may eventually lead to breakdown of the Constitutional
machinery in the state