Dubai Telegraph - Balaji Murugadoss Demands Answers After Narcotics Department Raid on Chennai Home

Chennai: Tamil actor Balaji Murugadoss, known for winning the reality television show Bigg Boss, has publicly challenged the Narcotics Department following a raid at his residence. On Monday, the actor released video footage of the encounter and demanded to know who filed the complaint that prompted the search.

In a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, Murugadoss shared clips showing officials arriving at his home late the previous night. He stated that fifteen police officers from the Narcotics Department conducted the search. The actor emphasized that he had invited the officials inside because he was "clean" and had no reason to fear the outcome.

"I just want to know who gave the complaint," Murugadoss wrote in one post, tagging actor Vijay. "I want to know who gave the complaint and for what! I asked them a number of times they didn’t disclose. I’m up for blood test. But shame on your police department!"

The video footage captures a tense exchange between the actor and the officials. One officer is heard instructing Murugadoss not to record the proceedings with his mobile phone, warning, "If you record, even we will record." The actor responded by urging them to proceed with the search, stating, "Please record. Sir, I am a clean person. Please go inside and check completely."

When asked why they had come, an official told Murugadoss, "We have come only because we have got calls." The actor replied, "Drugs? You can even take my blood test. Please come." Despite the officer's request to stop recording, Murugadoss maintained that he was cooperating and had been the one to invite them into his home.

The actor expressed frustration that the officials did not disclose the basis of their visit or the identity of the complainant. "Fifteen police came to my house, all they found is three cats and one dog! But I wanna know on what basis they came! There’s no search warrant since I’m clean I invited them home. But I need an explanation for this act of police," he wrote.

Murugadoss recently appeared in the film 'Fire', directed by J Sathish Kumar, where he played the antagonist role.

F.Damodaran--DT