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TN Chief Secretary removed day after IT raids

TN Chief Secretary removed day after IT raids

| | 22 Dec 2016, 01:34 pm
Chennai, Dec 22 (IBNS) : A day after the income tax raid at his residence and office, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao, has been removed from his post, reports said.

He has been replaced by senior bureaucrat Girija Vaidhyanathan.

Rao's home in city's upscale  Anna Nagar locality, his office and several other locations were searched by IT officials on Wednesday.

. The homes of his son Vivek Rao and some relatives in Chennai and Chittoor in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh were also raided.

Income Tax officials claim to have recovered nearly Rs. 30 lakh in cash and five kilograms of gold during raids.

Rao's son Vivek  allegedly has business links with Tamil Nadu businessmen J Sekhar Reddy, arrested on Wednesday in a case related to unaccounted money and tax evasion.

The new Chief Secretary,Vaidynathan, was additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration.

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