Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday (September 26, 2024) said the Supreme Court was the only hope at a time when the Enforcement Directorate had become “a directorate to suppress the political enemies of the BJP.” 

The CM said in a social media post that even during the Emergency, “no one was lodged in jail for such a long period” 

Welcoming the bail granted by the apex court to former Tamil Nadu minister V. 

Senthilbalaji, who had spent 471 days in jail, the CM said in a social media post that even during the Emergency, “no one was lodged in jail for such a long period.” 

“Political conspiracies continued for 15 months. They tried to break his will by keeping him in jail. 

I welcome my bother Senthilbalaji who will come out of jail with renewed vigour,” the Chief Minister said.