CHENNAI: Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday accused the Tamil Nadu government of targeting DMK leaders and young party workers by filing false cases and making arrests. He urged the party’s advocates’ wing to provide legal support to those facing such cases.
Speaking at the North zonal DMK advocates’ wing consultative meeting at Anna Arivalayam, Udhayanidhi said his recent arrest was an example of the government’s “political revenge”. He said the Madras High Court had subsequently directed his release after the government told the court that it did not intend to remand him and would release him on station bail after interrogation.
Udhayanidhi said several other DMK leaders and cadre faced similar arrests in recent months. He alleged that young party workers were being targeted because the government was worried about their growing involvement in party activities.
He asked advocates to stand by party workers who are booked in what he called false cases and fight the cases in court. He also urged them to take up cases against ruling party members if they were found involved in criminal activities.
Referring to the death of student Amudhan, Udhayanidhi said the DMK would continue to demand justice for the student. He asked the party’s advocates to pursue the matter in court.
Udhayanidhi also accused Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay of being a “dummy CM” and alleged that the TVK government had merely renamed schemes introduced by the previous DMK government and put its own stickers on them. He said the government had failed to live up to its promise of clean governance.
He also alleged that the government was targeting DMK MLAs and trying to draw legislators from the opposition. He said its ministers and MLAs have failed to make an impression on the public. The Leader of Opposition added the DMK advocates’ wing should remain united and be ready to face the legal challenges in the coming days.
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