Chennai, Mar 31: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today ruled out the release of Pota detenu Vaiko and others by the state government, saying that it was for the Pota court to decide on the issue as government had no role to play. “As far as Tamil Nadu is concerned, chargesheet had already been filed against MDMK General Secretary Vaiko and others. There is no role for the government in their release and only the court can take a decision on the matter,” she said. Jayalalithaa was responding to a plea by L Santhanam (AIFB) for their release, while participating in the state budget debate. Jayalalithaa said a total of 42 persons had been detained under Pota and eight cases had been registered against them in the state. Bureau Report