DMK President Kalaignar called upon Party lawyers to face false cases foisted by the Jayalalitha regime to take vengeance on the DMK, valiantly and wisely.
Presiding over the meeting of DMK Lawyers Wing on May 13, he appreciated the lawyers of the Party for turning out in full strength ready offer their services unable to tolerate the attempts to harm the Party.
Addressing the DMK Lawyers Wing meeting in Chennai, he said the party, himself and General Secretary Prof. Anbazhagan had faced several cases including Jain Commission in the past. He said compared to them, the cases faced by the party workers now were nothing.
Alleging that the Jayalalitha-led government was against his party cadres including former Minister K.P.P. Samy, he said even CPI(M) members expressed doubts over the law and order situation in the state.
Speaking on the occasion, DMK President Kalaignar exhorted the members to deal with the cases with alacrity. Since the ADMK returned to power, many senior leaders, including former ministers, have been facing land-grab charges based on complaints from private individuals.
Kalaignar accused the Jayalalitha-led government of acting with intent to wreak vengeance on DMK members. “Party cadres, their kith and kin are subjected to oppression and harassment,” he said. Detailing how the party and its leaders faced several bigger cases in the past, the DMK chief said the land-grab cases were insignificant and any plan to destroy the DMK with these cases will not be successful.
Referring to the murder of K N Ramajayam, brother of former DMK minister K N Nehru, and the fact that the Trichy police are yet to nab the culprits behind it even after two months, the DMK chief wondered whether there was any law and order in the state.
Kalaignar warned policemen in the State for their excesses against DMK party functionaries, saying their actions would turn against them. He said that he had witnessed what had happened to the families of policemen who had tortured the party’s cadre during the Emergency period — it had to be considered ‘karma’ according to superstitions.
“Police should listen to such episodes so as to learn to control their outrage against the party cadre. I am duty-bound to make this request through our forum for advocates,” he warned.
Kalaignar also took a dig at the State police by saying that it was not only the DMK but also the CPI which was concerned about the law and order situation prevailing in the State.
Besides Kalaignar who chaired the meeting, party functionaries including General Secretary Prof. K Anbalagan, Principal Secretary Thiru Arcot N Veeraswami, Deputy General Secretary Thiru V.P.Duraisamy, and Lawyers Wing Secretary Thiru R S Bharathi attended.
Kalaignar noted during his speech that he was aware of the undue turmoil faced by former Minister Thiru K P P Samy and his family.
Referring to the vindictive actions taken against former Minister Thiru K.P.P.Samy and his family members and cruelties inflicted on his relatives and friends, Kalaignar said such reports had made everyone, including CPI friends wonder whether there was rule of law in the state. Even after two months, the police was unable to trace the culprits in the murder of K.N.Nehru’s brother Ramajeyam. It was during the previous ADMK regime that former Mylapore MLA M.K.Balan was missing when he went for morning walk and later reported to have been murdered.
“As Jayalalitha wield state power and money power, the lawyers’ wing had to work and face the cases valiantly and also wisely”, he said citing an instance of his lawyer’s brilliant cross examination of a police officer in a Madurai court in the case for burning copies of the constitution.
Presiding over the meeting of DMK Lawyers Wing on May 13, he appreciated the lawyers of the Party for turning out in full strength ready offer their services unable to tolerate the attempts to harm the Party.
Addressing the DMK Lawyers Wing meeting in Chennai, he said the party, himself and General Secretary Prof. Anbazhagan had faced several cases including Jain Commission in the past. He said compared to them, the cases faced by the party workers now were nothing.
Alleging that the Jayalalitha-led government was against his party cadres including former Minister K.P.P. Samy, he said even CPI(M) members expressed doubts over the law and order situation in the state.
Speaking on the occasion, DMK President Kalaignar exhorted the members to deal with the cases with alacrity. Since the ADMK returned to power, many senior leaders, including former ministers, have been facing land-grab charges based on complaints from private individuals.
Kalaignar accused the Jayalalitha-led government of acting with intent to wreak vengeance on DMK members. “Party cadres, their kith and kin are subjected to oppression and harassment,” he said. Detailing how the party and its leaders faced several bigger cases in the past, the DMK chief said the land-grab cases were insignificant and any plan to destroy the DMK with these cases will not be successful.
Referring to the murder of K N Ramajayam, brother of former DMK minister K N Nehru, and the fact that the Trichy police are yet to nab the culprits behind it even after two months, the DMK chief wondered whether there was any law and order in the state.
Kalaignar warned policemen in the State for their excesses against DMK party functionaries, saying their actions would turn against them. He said that he had witnessed what had happened to the families of policemen who had tortured the party’s cadre during the Emergency period — it had to be considered ‘karma’ according to superstitions.
“Police should listen to such episodes so as to learn to control their outrage against the party cadre. I am duty-bound to make this request through our forum for advocates,” he warned.
Kalaignar also took a dig at the State police by saying that it was not only the DMK but also the CPI which was concerned about the law and order situation prevailing in the State.
Besides Kalaignar who chaired the meeting, party functionaries including General Secretary Prof. K Anbalagan, Principal Secretary Thiru Arcot N Veeraswami, Deputy General Secretary Thiru V.P.Duraisamy, and Lawyers Wing Secretary Thiru R S Bharathi attended.
Kalaignar noted during his speech that he was aware of the undue turmoil faced by former Minister Thiru K P P Samy and his family.
Referring to the vindictive actions taken against former Minister Thiru K.P.P.Samy and his family members and cruelties inflicted on his relatives and friends, Kalaignar said such reports had made everyone, including CPI friends wonder whether there was rule of law in the state. Even after two months, the police was unable to trace the culprits in the murder of K.N.Nehru’s brother Ramajeyam. It was during the previous ADMK regime that former Mylapore MLA M.K.Balan was missing when he went for morning walk and later reported to have been murdered.
“As Jayalalitha wield state power and money power, the lawyers’ wing had to work and face the cases valiantly and also wisely”, he said citing an instance of his lawyer’s brilliant cross examination of a police officer in a Madurai court in the case for burning copies of the constitution.
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