<p>Income tax raids were conducted Thursday morning at the Jaya TV office in Chennai.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The Times of India reported that a team of 10 Income Tax officials entered the Jaya TV office at around 6 am.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Jaya TV, a prominent&nbsp;TV channel in Tamil Nadu, was started by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.</p>

<p>The channel is now controlled by VK Sasikala&#39;s family members, led by her nephew Vivek Jayaraman.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The channel had been critical of the current Tamil Nadu government, the TOI reported.</p>

<p>Current chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam had earlier been at loggerheads.</p>

<p>A search was also conducted at Jayaraman&#39;s residence in the city and at Jazz Cinemas owned by Sasikala&#39;s family members.</p>

<p>The searches were conducted after the department received information about the concealment of income and tax evasion, TOI reported.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">People are watching everything, they understand what is going on. If the Centre thinks they can destroy us by conducting such raids, they are day-dreaming: TTV Dhinakaran <a href="https://t.co/oALm1R4PBq">pic.twitter.com/oALm1R4PBq</a></p>
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<p>&quot;People are watching everything, they understand what is going on,&quot; Sasikala&#39;s nephew TTV Dinakaran said of the raids.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;If the Centre thinks they can destroy us by conducting such raids, they are day-dreaming,&quot; he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>ANI reported that raids were also conducted on the Tamil newspaper Dr Namadhu MGR in Chennai and Karnataka AIADMK in-charge&nbsp;Pugazhendi&#39;s house in Bengaluru.&nbsp;</p>

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Jaya TV was started by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, but is currently controlled by members of VK Sasikala's family

Income tax raids were conducted Thursday morning at the Jaya TV office in Chennai. #TamilNadu: Income Tax department conducts raid at Jaya TV and Dr Namadhu MGR (Tamil newspaper) premises in Chennai, in a case of alleged tax evasion pic.twitter.com/LkQSVz4NWN — ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2017 × The Times of India reported that a team of 10 Income Tax officials entered the Jaya TV office at around 6 am. Jaya TV, a prominent TV channel in Tamil Nadu, was started by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa. The channel is now controlled by VK Sasikala's family members, led by her nephew Vivek Jayaraman. The channel had been critical of the current Tamil Nadu government, the TOI reported. Current chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam had earlier been at loggerheads. A search was also conducted at Jayaraman's residence in the city and at Jazz Cinemas owned by Sasikala's family members. The searches were conducted after the department received information about the concealment of income and tax evasion, TOI reported. People are watching everything, they understand what is going on. If the Centre thinks they can destroy us by conducting such raids, they are day-dreaming: TTV Dhinakaran pic.twitter.com/oALm1R4PBq — ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2017 × "People are watching everything, they understand what is going on," Sasikala's nephew TTV Dinakaran said of the raids. "If the Centre thinks they can destroy us by conducting such raids, they are day-dreaming," he added. ANI reported that raids were also conducted on the Tamil newspaper Dr Namadhu MGR in Chennai and Karnataka AIADMK in-charge Pugazhendi's house in Bengaluru. AIADMK Karnataka in-charge, Pugazhendi's house being raided by Income Tax department in Bengaluru's Domlur pic.twitter.com/0d67gjIEgK — ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2017 ×

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