Chennai, July 24 -- In his first public appearance after the Rs 35 crore ruling TVK MLA bribery row surfaced linking him and his brother RV Ashok Kumar in the case, DMK strongman and former Minister V. Senthilbalaji appeared before the Principal SessionsCourt on Friday to comply with the bail conditions.

Senthilbalaji, the incumbent MLA from Coimbatore South Assembly constituency, accompanied by his advocates, appeared before Principal Sessions Judge S. Karthikeyan and executed a personal bond for Rs 25,000 and two sureties for a likesum as per the conditionslaid down by the Madras High Court while granting advance bail to him and his brother.

Senthilbalaji's appearance before the court comes two days after the High Court had on July 22 d...