Tiruchirappalli, Sept. 16 -- DMK Principal Secretary and former Minister KN Nehru on Wednesday accused the state administration of resorting to political intimidation, alleging that searches targeting active party functionaries were part of a deliberate attempt to intimidate them.

Speaking outside the Tiruchirappalli residence of former School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, where Central Crime Branch (CCB) officials were conducting a search, Nehru said he spoke to Anbil Mahesh over the phone before leaving for a scheduled party programme near the Chathiram Bus Stand.

"Those who are working very actively in the DMK are being deliberately intimidated in the name of searches," Nehru told reporters, characterising the actions a...