Recent tax raids in TN marks countdown of Palaniswami govt:

AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran today said the recent IT raids at a firm supplying essential commodities to the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation would mark the countdown of the K Palaniswami-led government.

Income tax raids at one of the two firms on July 5 for alleged tax evasion will signal the countdown of this government led by K Palaniswami, he said.

Besides, the verdict in the case relating to disqualification of 18 MLAs will 'show the door' to the government paving the way for AMMK to contest all the 234 constituencies and come to power, he asserted.

"I do not want to become the chief minister through the back door. We will contest from all 234 constituencies and form the Amma (Jayalalithaa) government," he said at a public meeting of the party here.

Dhinakaran said he was making all out efforts to retrieve the party and the 'two leaves' symbol from "betrayers."