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May 14, 2025 at 02:59 PM
🔆 Better Sense Prevails: Ministerial Resignations and Judicial Role
📍 Ministerial Resignations Following Court Remarks
✅ Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji and Forest Minister K. Ponmudy resigned after adverse remarks from the Supreme Court and Madras High Court.
📍 Legal Challenges and Allegations
✅ Senthilbalaji faces proceedings for alleged kickbacks and money laundering during his tenure as Transport Minister (2011-15).
✅ Ponmudy faced court observations suggesting prima facie misuse of liberty granted after a corruption conviction stay.
📍 Upholding Dignity in Public Life
✅ The article emphasizes the need for public figures to respect the dignity of the offices they hold.
📍 Courts as Defenders Against Corruption
✅ Courts continue to act against corruption, even when public perception may tolerate corrupt politicians in power.
✅ A 2022 ruling highlighted that corruption by a public servant is an offence against the State and society.
📍 Limits and Importance of Judicial Intervention
✅ Judicial actions against corruption may seem like overreach but are necessary in the absence of strong political accountability.
📍 Core Message
✅ The resignation of the two ministers reinforces the role of the judiciary in upholding morality and propriety in public life.