Chennai, Jan 15 (Reporter) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday attached two immovable properties worth Rs 100.92 crore of senior AIADMK leader and former Minister R Vaithilingam, presently MLA, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering At (PMLA), 2002. In post on X, ED said "ED, Chennai Zonal Office has provisionally attached two immovable properties worth Rs. 100.92 Crore (approx.) on January 9, 2025 under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002 in connection with the case against R. Vaithilingam, MLA, former Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Tamil Nadu." Mr Vaithilingam is a loyalist of ousted AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam, also a three time former Chief Minister, who was expelled from the party in 2022 after he raised a banner after the present leader Edappadi K Palaniswami tried to take complete control of the party and restored the unitary leadership to the days of former Party Supremo late J Jayalalithaa. Till then, the AIADMK has been functioning under the dual leadership after the party split into two with the one headed by Palaniswami and the other by Panneerselvam before they merged. Thereafter differences surfaced and Panneerselvam, who is now said to be closed to BJP, opposed the unitary leadership and favoured status quo (dual leadership) to be continued leading to his sacking at the party's General Council meeting. After the expulsion of Panneerselvam, Mr Vaithilingam threw his weight behind him and was still with him as a staunch loyalist...////...