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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday attached assets worth Rs.742.58 crore in the name of former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his businessman brother Kalanithi and other family members in connection with its money laundering probe in the Aircel-Maxis deal. The agency, which has questioned the Maran brothers more than once in the last few months, issued the attachment order under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), ED sources said. Amongst the assets attached are a huge amount of fixed deposits (FDs) and mutual funds held largely by his brother and Sun TV MD Kalanithi. Some assets of Kalanithi’s wife Kaveri have also been attached. The individual assets include FDs held by Dayanidhi and others worth Rs.7.47 crore, FD worth Rs.100 crore and mutual funds worth Rs.2.78 crore held by Kalanithi. His wife’s FDs worth Rs.1.30 crore and mutual funds of Rs.1.78 crore were also put under attachment. An official order said “that illegal gratification of Rs.742.58 crore was paid by the companies based in Mauritius for Dayanidhi in the two companies namely Ms Sun Direct TV Pvt. Ltd (SDTPL) and Ms South Asia FM Ltd (SAFL). These two companies are owned and controlled by Kalanithi. The money has been utilised by the companies in their business or investments.
Read more at: Aircel-Maxis deal: ED attaches Marans’ Rs742 crore assets - Livemint
Horrible ! :wall Sun Direct's future is in dark !
Read more at: Aircel-Maxis deal: ED attaches Marans’ Rs742 crore assets - Livemint
Horrible ! :wall Sun Direct's future is in dark !