As many as 73 DMK cadre, including Veppahanalli MLA and
DMK district secretary T. Senguttuvan, were arrested in Krishnagiri and
Hosur on Monday for burning the copies of a Tamil bi-weekly that
published a report on DMK president M. Karunanidhi.
In
Krishnagiri, as many as 38 DMK cadre were arrested near the five-road
junction. The agitation was led by Mr. Senguttuvan and other
district-level leaders.
In Hosur, 35 cadre of the party were arrested for burning the copies of the bi-weekly in front of Anna Statue near Taluk Office.
The
agitation was led by V. Vijaykumar, town secretary of DMK and N.S.
Madeshwaran, former chairman, Hosur Municipality. All the arrested were
kept in private marriage halls and released in the evening.
Legal opinion
DMK
president M. Karunanidhi on Saturday said in a meeting that he would
consult legal experts before chalking out the course of action against
the bi-weekly that published a ‘controversial’ report about him.
E.V. Ramasamy
The
bi-weekly had carried a cover story comparing him and actor Kushboo
with Dravidar Kazhagam founder E.V. Ramasamy and his wife Maniammai.
EVR’s marriage with Maniammai led to a split in the organisation and the
formation of DMK in 1949.
