Senthil Balaji is the electricity minister of Tamil Nadu, know his age, wife and 2023 net worth
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained V. Senthil Balaji, the electricity minister for Tamil Nadu, in connection with a case involving a cash-for-jobs scandal.
Early on Wednesday morning, Balaji was taken into custody at his official house in Chennai following an 18-hour questioning. The case relates to a job recruitment scam during Balaji’s tenure as a transport minister in Jayalalithaa’s cabinet.
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A gentle reminder to Thiru @mkstalin on what he spoke a few years back about the #CashForJobScam tainted Thiru Senthil Balaji.
Are you going to refute this, Thiru @mkstalin?
Why are you playing victim card today? https://t.co/ybFUtqrFov pic.twitter.com/c1YeCyhvFn
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) June 14, 2023
Annamalai: "The whole DMK cabinet is sitting inside an hospital trying to protect an accused. Does the CM work for Senthil Balaji or for 8 Cr people? He needs sack the minister.
Dravidian politics is a land of Drama, they do all things possible to avoid jail. The minister was… pic.twitter.com/vNszgiXLwH
— Cogito (@cogitoiam) June 14, 2023
In accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Senthil Balaji was detained, and searches were carried out based on FIRs submitted by the Crime Branch. However, the matter became big as Balaji was subsequently transported to a hospital after being arrested because of chest pain and other medical issues.
Due to this, several DMK party leaders voiced their displeasure with the ED’s handling of the matter. Since then, Senthil Balaji has become a popular topic of discussion, with many people trying to find out more about him. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who is Senthil Balaji?
Senthil Balaji is an Indian politician from the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been in the news because his health deteriorated after he was arrested by the ED in connection with the cash-for-jobs scandal.
He was born in Rameswarapatti, Karur, on 21 October 1975. His family has a farming background. He did his schooling at Rameswarapatti Govt. School, Vivekananda School, Pasupathypalayam, and Municipal Higher Secondary School, Karur. Later, he earned a B.Com. from Government Arts College.
He is married, and his wife’s name is Megala Senthilbalaji. The couple also has one daughter.
Senthil Balaji is currently 47 years old and is a Hindu by religion.
His career
Senthil Balaji began his political career at age 21 and has been actively involved since the early 2000s. He was a member of the AIADMK party and had previously won the Karur constituency in the 2006 general elections. He served as the Minister for Transport in the Tamil Nadu government from 2011 to 2015. However, he was subsequently dropped from the cabinet in July 2015.
He later joined the DMK party in 2018, becoming an MLA from the Aravakurichi constituency. He was elected as an MLA for the fourth time in 2019 and currently serves as the Minister for Electricity, Prohibition, and Excise after winning the April 2021 elections.
The net worth of Senthil Balaji
According to media sources, Senthil’s net worth is about Rs. 2.84 crore.