THE Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the reinstatement of V Senthil Balaji as a cabinet minister in the TN government soon after the apex court granted him bail in a money-laundering case arising out of an alleged cash-for-jobs scam.
"We grant bail, and the next day, you go and become a minister! This must stop. Anybody will be bound to think that witnesses will now be under pressure because of your position as a senior cabinet minister. What is this going on," a two-judge bench led by Justice Abhay S Oka and comprising of Justice Augustine George Masih said.
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