Chennai, Sept. 5 -- DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai on Saturday alleged that the vigilance action against former Tamil Nadu minister KN Nehru was a "vindictive" move by the state government, claiming that the raids were carried out as Nehru had been questioning the government inside the Assembly.

"The vindictive action of the TVK government. We have seen how KN Nehru was holding the TVK government to account inside the Assembly. His voice was louder inside the Assembly. Probably they are not able to take the heat from KN Nehru. That is the reason these raids are happening," Annadurai told ANI.

His remarks came after the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducted searches at multiple locations linked to Nehru, inc...