In a statement on X, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan said the verdict was contrary to constitutional principles and risked disturbing the state’s long-standing tradition of religious harmony.
If the BJP is the TVK’s ideological enemy, the question arises whether the BJP, AIADMK and the TVK will remain in the same alliance or the AIADMK would be ready to step out by abandoning the BJP.
Thol Thirumavalavan pointed out that despite no proven links to Naxal groups, Fr. Stan Swamy was falsely implicated under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) based on tampered evidence.