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Police book DMK leaders over remarks on Vijay
The Hindu··15 Sept
Greater Chennai Police registered cases against DMK MP A. Raja and MLA P.K. Sekarbabu. Kallakurichi police booked MLA Vasantham K. Karthikeyan for alleged derogatory remarks against Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and Law Minister C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar. The remarks were made at a DMK protest in Saidapet on September 12. A TVK functionary also filed a complaint.
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What It Means For You
- Cases against sitting legislators can proceed in local courts while Assembly politics continues.
- Police registered sections covering obscene language, defamation and public-order offences, according to The Hindu.
- DMK leaders said they will face the cases and keep criticising the ruling party.
What's Happening
- Saidapet police acted on a complaint against Nilgiris MP A. Raja over remarks at the September 12 protest.
- North Beach police booked Harbour MLA Sekarbabu for addressing the Chief Minister in a derogatory manner.
- Kallakurichi police booked Rishivandhiyam MLA Karthikeyan after a TVK functionary complained.
Why the Saidapet protest was held
- DMK protested at Saidapet condemning Chief Minister Vijay's Assembly speech of September 7.
- DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan said the party has a right to criticise ruling-party mistakes.
- A. Raja told reporters that if a case is filed, the leaders have to face it.
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