- News>
- India
MDMK rules out moving court to secure release of Vaiko
Chennai, July 27: MDMK today ruled out moving court for securing the release of its chief Vaiko, who has been arrested under Pota.
Chennai, July 27: MDMK today ruled out moving court
for securing the release of its chief Vaiko, who has been
arrested under Pota.
MDMK treasurer and Union non-conventional energy sources minister M Kannappan told reporters after a meeting of the party's district secretaries that the party had no plans to move bail or to challenge Vaiko's arrest at present. The party would seek legal remedies only after police filed a chargesheet against Vaiko, who was arrested for allegedly making a speech at a public meeting at Tirumangalam last month in support of the banned LTTE, he said.
Kannappan said his party never supported LTTE's activities in India, but was only extending "moral support to it in its fight against the Sri Lankan government for the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils". He said Vaiko had told him that he was not willing to come out on bail.
He said MDMK was confident of proving the innocence of its leader in court, when the case came up for hearing. He said the party would organise a series of agitational programmes protesting the "misuse" of Pota for arresting Vaiko.
He charged the Tamil Nadu government with not concentrating on drought relief works and instead paying attention only on arresting political rivals under Pota. While other state governments had sought more funds from the Centre, Tamil Nadu had asked for only Rs 57 crore, though several districts were reeling under severe water shortage, he alleged.
Bureau Report
MDMK treasurer and Union non-conventional energy sources minister M Kannappan told reporters after a meeting of the party's district secretaries that the party had no plans to move bail or to challenge Vaiko's arrest at present. The party would seek legal remedies only after police filed a chargesheet against Vaiko, who was arrested for allegedly making a speech at a public meeting at Tirumangalam last month in support of the banned LTTE, he said.
Kannappan said his party never supported LTTE's activities in India, but was only extending "moral support to it in its fight against the Sri Lankan government for the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils". He said Vaiko had told him that he was not willing to come out on bail.
He said MDMK was confident of proving the innocence of its leader in court, when the case came up for hearing. He said the party would organise a series of agitational programmes protesting the "misuse" of Pota for arresting Vaiko.
He charged the Tamil Nadu government with not concentrating on drought relief works and instead paying attention only on arresting political rivals under Pota. While other state governments had sought more funds from the Centre, Tamil Nadu had asked for only Rs 57 crore, though several districts were reeling under severe water shortage, he alleged.
Bureau Report