TNCC chief Selvaperunthagai alleges ‘unlawful confinement’ amid I-T raids at residence

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai on Monday (April 20, 2026) alleged that “Hindi-speaking Income Tax” officials “unlawfully confined” him within the Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency on a day when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was arriving in Tamil Nadu to campaign for elections. I-T officials reportedly conducted searches at the residence of Mr. Selvaperunthagai on Monday.

In a statement, Mr. Selvaperunthagai alleged that the “deliberate action, carried out at a politically sensitive moment, is a clear and calculated attempt to obstruct democratic functioning and weaken the activities of the Opposition.”