CHENNAI: DMK running president MK Stalin and 19 MLAs belonging to his birthday party and Congress were detained by means of police outdoor the state secretariat on Thursday.
Stalin and other MLAs were scheduled to take part in the trade advisory meeting of the Assembly as the session will get started on May 29.
But, on arrival at the secretariat, the MLAs boycotted the meeting held at Assembly speaker P Dhanapal's office and instead demanded to meet chief minister Edappadi Okay Palaniswami. The CM's office stated simplest 5 MLAs, including Stalin would be authorised to meet the executive minister.
Stalin and others wanted the CM's office to permit the entire MLAs and sat on a dharna outdoor his room. After a couple of minutes, Stalin and other MLAs were carried out of the room. The MLAs raised slogans outisde CM office, calling for the CM’s resignation. Following this, Stalin and other MLAs sat on a dharna on Rajaji Salai for almost 30 minutes, bringing the traffic at the busy highway to a standstill.
They were rounded up by means of police and taken to a marriage hall in Royapuram in north Chennai. By then, DMK cadres from various spaces started arriving outdoor the secretariat and blocking automobiles sporting Stalin and other birthday party MLAs.
"The protest against the government will continue till the chief minister resigns as he is responsible for the killing of more than 10 people in police firing in Tuticorin," Stalin instructed newshounds, seated in the police van. He additionally wanted director common of police T Okay Rajendran to hand over. "I shall face any case registered towards me. I might bravely take any bullet,” stated Stalin after being detained by means of police.
Stalin and other MLAs were scheduled to take part in the trade advisory meeting of the Assembly as the session will get started on May 29.
But, on arrival at the secretariat, the MLAs boycotted the meeting held at Assembly speaker P Dhanapal's office and instead demanded to meet chief minister Edappadi Okay Palaniswami. The CM's office stated simplest 5 MLAs, including Stalin would be authorised to meet the executive minister.
Stalin and others wanted the CM's office to permit the entire MLAs and sat on a dharna outdoor his room. After a couple of minutes, Stalin and other MLAs were carried out of the room. The MLAs raised slogans outisde CM office, calling for the CM’s resignation. Following this, Stalin and other MLAs sat on a dharna on Rajaji Salai for almost 30 minutes, bringing the traffic at the busy highway to a standstill.
They were rounded up by means of police and taken to a marriage hall in Royapuram in north Chennai. By then, DMK cadres from various spaces started arriving outdoor the secretariat and blocking automobiles sporting Stalin and other birthday party MLAs.
"The protest against the government will continue till the chief minister resigns as he is responsible for the killing of more than 10 people in police firing in Tuticorin," Stalin instructed newshounds, seated in the police van. He additionally wanted director common of police T Okay Rajendran to hand over. "I shall face any case registered towards me. I might bravely take any bullet,” stated Stalin after being detained by means of police.
Stalin detained for protesting near CM’s office
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