West Bengal is witnessing a political controversy after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ordered an investigation into an advertising agency allegedly linked to the Mamata Banerjee camp. The probe centres around an alleged ₹635 crore money trail spread across multiple transactions and bank accounts. Authorities are examining around 20 transactions as part of the investigation, while allegations of misuse of public funds have intensified the political battle. The development comes at a time when the Trinamool Congress is already facing a major internal rebellion and organisational turmoil. With discussions of a possible Enforcement Directorate probe also emerging, the controversy has added a new layer of pressure on Mamata Banerjee and her party.

Kerala politics has entered a tense new phase after the Enforcement Directorate launched a sweeping search operation across multiple locations linked to the ongoing Exalogic-CMRL investigation. The early-morning ED action has once again pushed the alleged payments case into the center of Kerala’s political discourse, with attention turning toward entities linked to former CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s family. The searches come shortly after legal developments gave fresh momentum to the agency’s probe into alleged financial transactions involving CMRL and Exalogic. Investigators are examining alleged retainer payments and possible financial irregularities that had earlier drawn scrutiny from tax authorities, with the case now widening significantly. WATCH