VELLORE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Okay Palaniswami Sunday took a swipe at arch rival DMK on the Kodanad heist and homicide case and claimed that folks have raised doubts whether the ones concerned belonged to that birthday party.
Campaigning at Arakkonam searching for votes for alliance companions New Justice Party leader A C Shanmugham and PMK leader A Okay Moorthy, Palaniswami said police have arrested the ones concerned in the case.
"..It is the DMK which is taking steps to get those arrested released and this has led people to doubt whether that party was involved in it," he said.
In April 2017, the security guard of the Kodanad estate, former leader minister J Jayalalithaa's retreat-home in the hilly district of Nilgiris, was once discovered lifeless.
Ten people had been arrested in connection with the theft strive at the estate-bungalow which was once utilized by Jayalalithaa for both legit and residential purposes.
Two key accused-- C Kanagaraj and Okay V Sayan-- had just lately alleged Palaniswami's involvement in the heist case in a video released through a journalist Mathew Samuel in Delhi.
Palaniswami had rejected the fees, dismissing it as a "lie".
The leader minister had also filed a defamation suit in the Madras High court docket which had restrained Samuel and six others, together with Sayan and Manoj, from making any statement linking him to the case.
Holding that it was once the responsibility of a government to explain the doubts raised through the folks, Palaniswami said "those involved cannot escape from the law and this government will take prompt action."
Referring to DMK leader and previous union minister A Raja's shut aide Sadiq Batcha, who was once discovered lifeless under mysterious instances in 2011 amid the probe into the 2G spectrum rip-off, he said, "Members of his (Batcha) family released advertisements on his death anniversary recently, saying "dangerous friendship reasons utter damage."
Even Sadiq Batcha's spouse was once attacked just lately through some miscreants whilst she was once travelling, Palaniswami said.
An investigation will probably be performed into the subject, he said.
Taking potshots at the DMK, he said an extraordinary worker like him may just upward thrust to the level of Chief Minister in the AIADMK.
But that isn't the case with the DMK as after the death of his father M Karunanidhi, Stalin changed into that birthday party's president, Palaniswami said.
"Only in AIADMK, a cadre can upward thrust to various levels and dangle the highest put up. I myself am an example for it," he said.
Referring to MDMK leader Vaiko joining the DMK alliance for the Lok Sabha polls, Palaniswami said it was once Vaiko who had vowed that he would never campaign for making Stalin the manager minister.
"But, these days he has joined the DMK led alliance. Stalin has forged an alliance with events which has lost the folks's religion. People will educate a excellent lesson to the DMK alliance in this Lok Sabha elections," he said.
Campaigning at Arakkonam searching for votes for alliance companions New Justice Party leader A C Shanmugham and PMK leader A Okay Moorthy, Palaniswami said police have arrested the ones concerned in the case.
"..It is the DMK which is taking steps to get those arrested released and this has led people to doubt whether that party was involved in it," he said.
In April 2017, the security guard of the Kodanad estate, former leader minister J Jayalalithaa's retreat-home in the hilly district of Nilgiris, was once discovered lifeless.
Ten people had been arrested in connection with the theft strive at the estate-bungalow which was once utilized by Jayalalithaa for both legit and residential purposes.
Two key accused-- C Kanagaraj and Okay V Sayan-- had just lately alleged Palaniswami's involvement in the heist case in a video released through a journalist Mathew Samuel in Delhi.
Palaniswami had rejected the fees, dismissing it as a "lie".
The leader minister had also filed a defamation suit in the Madras High court docket which had restrained Samuel and six others, together with Sayan and Manoj, from making any statement linking him to the case.
Holding that it was once the responsibility of a government to explain the doubts raised through the folks, Palaniswami said "those involved cannot escape from the law and this government will take prompt action."
Referring to DMK leader and previous union minister A Raja's shut aide Sadiq Batcha, who was once discovered lifeless under mysterious instances in 2011 amid the probe into the 2G spectrum rip-off, he said, "Members of his (Batcha) family released advertisements on his death anniversary recently, saying "dangerous friendship reasons utter damage."
Even Sadiq Batcha's spouse was once attacked just lately through some miscreants whilst she was once travelling, Palaniswami said.
An investigation will probably be performed into the subject, he said.
Taking potshots at the DMK, he said an extraordinary worker like him may just upward thrust to the level of Chief Minister in the AIADMK.
But that isn't the case with the DMK as after the death of his father M Karunanidhi, Stalin changed into that birthday party's president, Palaniswami said.
"Only in AIADMK, a cadre can upward thrust to various levels and dangle the highest put up. I myself am an example for it," he said.
Referring to MDMK leader Vaiko joining the DMK alliance for the Lok Sabha polls, Palaniswami said it was once Vaiko who had vowed that he would never campaign for making Stalin the manager minister.
"But, these days he has joined the DMK led alliance. Stalin has forged an alliance with events which has lost the folks's religion. People will educate a excellent lesson to the DMK alliance in this Lok Sabha elections," he said.
TN CM hits out at DMK over Kodanad heist case
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