CHENNAI: Following the revoking of the Goondas Act against Savukku Shankar by the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday, Shankar was released from prison on Friday.
Speaking to reporters, Shankar said that he was apprehensive that his frequent arrests would go to waste but the people of Tamil Nadu have made the right decision by overthrowing the DMK party and making MK Stalin lose his seat in Kolathur.
He said that he realised from reading the newspapers that the Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is on the right track. The coalition government led by Tamilga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) should complete its full term and work for the welfare of the people, he added.
He said, “In the past few years, the plight of Savukku Media employees and death of my mother was witnessed by all including the TVK party and CM Vijay. So, I’m confident that the government would take necessary action against Arun IPS [former Chennai Police Commissioner].”
Talking about press freedom, he said that it was worse during the DMK regime as they tried to curb every single ounce of criticism in the media. It even imprisoned several people criticising the government.
But in this government, CM Vijay and other party officials are keenly watching the criticisms levelled at them and taking actions to correct or rectify. And since this is a coalition government, there will be more scope for democracy, he added.
Shankar said, “In this election, TVK secured votes across various age, class, caste and religious groups. Hence there is no problem in choosing a person from one caste group or another for the council of ministers. He has chosen eight ministers from the Dalit community which two major Dravidian parties were not able to do. This is an indicator that TVK government is focusing on Social Justice.”