The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to DMK MP, Ms Kanimozhi, and four others named in the CBI chargesheet in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
Sources said that besides Ms Kanimozhi, the summons were issued to Mr Sharad Kumar, Managing Director of the DMK-owned Kalaignar TV; Mr Asif Balwa, cousin of the Swan Telecom promoter, Mr Shahid Usman Balwa; Mr Rajeev Agarwal, Director of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd; and Mr Karim Murani of Cineyug Films (Pvt) Ltd.
The ED has also asked them to provide documents of their funding, income and property, the sources said.
The former Telecom Minister, Mr A. Raja, and eight others, including Mr Siddharth Behura, former Telecom Secretary, and three telecom companies, were indicted by the CBI in its first chargesheet filed on April 2 in the scam.