Mk Stalin Raids

• M Karunanidhi guarded on raids; says MK Stalin did not insist on pullout

  Amid uproar over CBI raids against his son M K Stalin, DMK Chief M Karunanidhi on Thursday gave a guarded reaction on whether the action was a political vendetta and said he can believe the central ministers statements that the raids happened without the knowledge of UPA government.

• CBI defends raids against Stalin, says searches not intended to target any individual: Full statement

  After several senior Cabinet ministers said they "strongly disapproved" the CBI's raids against DMK leader MK Stalin, the investigating agency defended its action and said the searches were conducted in accordance with procedure and were not intended to target any particular individual.

• "Strongly disapprove" CBI raid against Stalin: Chidambaram

  Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that he was "dismayed" by the CBI's raids at DMK leader MK Stalin's residence in Chennai this morning. He also added that he "strongly disapproved" the CBI's action as it is "bound to be misunderstood."

• CBI raid at DMK leader M K Stalin's residence blatant misuse of power: BJP

  BJP on Thursday said CBI searches at DMK leader M K Stalin's residence is an example of the "blatant" misuse of power by the UPA government for its survival and proves that it uses the probe agency to muzzle allies who are walking out of the ruling coalition.

• DMK often falsely implicated: Karunanidhi on CBI raids at Stalin's residence

  As the government claimed it had no role to play in the CBI raids at DMK leader MK Stalin's house this morning, the politician's father and DMK party chief M Karunanidhi said that his party "is often falsely implicated. It may be or may not be political vendetta."