Chennai, Nov 08: Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP today expressed its shock over the sentences awarded to six journalists and DMK MLA Parithi Ilavazhuthy. Its general secretary H Raja, in a statement, said the sentences to journalists would demean democracy and should be with drawn immediately.

He said the punishment given to Parithi was against natural justice, as he was suspended for entire budget session adding that two punishments for the same crime were against natural justice. Bureau Report