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Former Tamil Nadu minister S.S. Krishnamoorthy arrested
Chennai, April 5
Tamil Nadu Police have
arrested AIADMK leader and former agriculture minister "Agri" S.S.
Krishnamoorthy in connection with the suicide of S. Muthukumarasamy, an
engineer in the agricultural department, last month.
According to
police, Krishnamoorthy, who was arrested on Saturday night, was
summoned for questioning about the case and was later arrested.
The police have also arrested Senthil, an engineer in the agriculture department.
On
March 8, Krishnamoorthy was dropped from the Tamil Nadu cabinet after
political parties demanded his sacking for his alleged connection with
Muthukumarasamy's suicide.
It was alleged that Muthukumarasamy
was pressured by Krishnamoorthy's office to appoint certain people as
drivers in the department.
Based on the call records, Senthil had called Muthukumarasamy several times and also offered the deceased's son a job.