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In a post on X, the DMK’s deputy general secretary Kanimozhi Karunanidhi strongly condemned the TVK government’s action on the MLA and termed it “high-handed”
Using criminal law to protect reputation of rulers is condemnable
A police officer made aggressive gestures and reportedly threatened journalists in Thoothukudi when they attempted to get the comments of arrested Vilathikulam DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan.
BJP State president Nainar Nagenthran said that it was not only a tradition, but also part of rules that the Speaker was to be informed if an MP or an MLA was arrested
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday clarified that the Speaker’s office had no role in the arrest of DMK MLA Markandayan G V over his alleged remarks against chief minister C Joseph Vijay
The prosecution said the bail petition should be rejected as the accused had issued serious threat to the Chief Minister
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan grants lunch motion and agrees to hear the matter urgently on Thursday afternoon
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan directs him to file an affidavit before Thoothukudi judicial magistrate undertaking that he shall not make such speeches in the future
GV Markandayan was granted bail on the condition that he will file an affidavit undertaking that he will not make such remarks again
DMK MLA and Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested by Chennai Police on Tuesday along with several DMK workers after an FIR was registered against him over his alleged derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.Police had tightened security outside Udhayanidhi Stalin's residence in Chennai following the registration of the FIR. Several DMK cadres gathered outside the residence and allegedly attempted to breach police barricades before being arrested. Udhayanidhi was also arrested during the police action.Read more - Siddhivinayak Temple Trust calls f
The DMK trained its guns on the ruling TVK and Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay and said that Udhayanidhi's detention was based on “false and fabricated” claims.
He accused the TVK government of adopting diversionary tactics and alleged that the “dummy Chief Minister,” his Ministers and MLAs were “obsessed with releasing reels” and had been “living on reels ever since they came to power.”
Madras High Court asks police to release Udhayanidhi Stalin today itself on station bail after questioning
The court also directed the DMK leader to cooperate with the investigation and appear before the police as and when required
The DMK hit back at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay's TVK shortly after the release of Udhayanidhi Stalin today, accusing the ruling party of arrogance. Party chief and Udhayanidhi's father MK Stalin said, "Arrogance leads to destruction; persistent arrogance only accelerates it".
“If questioning was the only goal, could it not have been conducted in Chennai? Why take him to Thanjavur?” MK Stalin asked
Markandeyan was arrested by the Thoothukudi District Crime Branch (DCB) police on July 20.
Udhayanidhi was taken into custody by a police team from his residence in Chennai on Tuesday morning and taken to Thanjavur,
Markandayan, who was recently arrested for his remarks and is out on bail, was participating in the debate on the Budget in the Assembly, when Minister R. Nirmalkumar intervened and requested action against him
DMK MLA Markandayan G V on Friday appealed to the Tamil Nadu Assembly to forget the remarks he made against the House and chief minister C Joseph Vijay at a public meeting last month