The IT department needs to deepen the probe against political figures in Tamil Nadu In Tamil Nadu’s politically surcharged atmosphere, almost everything takes on a political hue . Searches and seizures by the Income Tax department following the death of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa were without doubt integral to the clean-up operation in a State known for brazen corruption and abuse of power at different levels. But some of the actions of the enforcement agencies have given the impression that they are selective in nature, leading to charges that they were motivated by the political interests of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which heads the government at the Centre. In the latest instance, Income Tax officials searched the residence of Jayalalithaa , following up on seizures made at properties held by the family of her friend V.K. Sasikala. But curiously, Income Tax officials were insistent that the rooms used by Jayalalithaa were not the object of inquiry, only t...