V. Senthil Balaji Was Granted Bail By The Supreme Court, Subject To Strict Conditions, Citing Trial Delays And The Right To A Speedy Trial. Sankalp Tiwari , 30 September 2024 Share Bookmark V. Senthil Balaji (born 21 October 1975) is an Indian politician and former Cabinet Minister [1] of Government of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Karur in 2006, 2011 and as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021 election. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Senthil Balaji was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Thursday (September 26), more than a year after his arrest. Balaji was arrested in June last year in a cash-for-jobs scam. He was then serving as the minister for electricity and prohibition and excise in ... Senthil Balaji was reinstated as a Cabinet minister in the DMK government days after the Supreme Court had granted him bail in the money laundering case last year.