Supreme Court ultimatum to TN minister Senthil Balaji, asks him to choose between post and freedom by Monday

"Make A Choice Between Post And Freedom": Supreme Court To Senthil Balaji

The Supreme Court on Wednesday told DMK leader V Senthil Balaji to make a choice "between post and freedom" as it warned him of cancelling bail if he did not step down as minister in Tamil Nadu.

Supreme Court ultimatum to TN minister Senthil Balaji, asks him to choose between post and freedom by Monday

The Supreme Court said if Balaji didn’t step down, it would record in its order recalling bail that it had made a mistake by ignoring the judgments against him

Resign as Tamil Nadu minister or bail will be cancelled, SC tells DMK leader V Senthil Balaji

The Supreme Court was hearing a petition seeking to recall a September 26 judgement granting bail to Balaji in a money-laundering case.

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The Supreme Court on 23 April 2025 acknowledged that it made a mistake in granting bail to Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case, stating that the decision was based on the incorrect assumption that he was no longer holding ministerial office. A two-judge bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih was hearing a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Balaji on 26…

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The Supreme Court asked Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji to choose between his minister post and the bail he received. Balaji was arrested in 2023 in a money laundering case. It was linked to a job scam during his time as Transport Minister. He spent 14 months in jail. The Supreme Court gave him bail in September last year. The next day, he resumed his post as a minister. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) objected. They said he could use his…

Supreme Court to Senthil Balaji: “choose between freedom and ministerial post”

The court expressed serious concern that Balaji’s return to ministerial office could result in interference with witnesses.