Madurai East DMK MLA P. Moorthy who hit a BJP functionary with slippers was granted anticipatory bail by Chennai High Court. He has been asked to deposit ₹50,000 with the Adayar Cancer Institute.
DMK MLA P. Moorthy along with his men had earlier barged into the house of Dr. Sankarapandi, a BJP office bearer and threatened him with dire consequences for his role in the reportage of news about the DMK MLA’s misappropriation of public funds.
Recently, the AIADMK councillors of the region had lodged a complaint with the District Collector claiming that the DMK Union Committee Leader had misappropriated ₹14 lakhs to his name upon the DMK MLA’s guidance.
Manimekalai is the Madurai East Panchayat Union Leader belonging to the DMK. At the urging of DMK MLA Moorthy, she had proposed to transfer ₹14,14,888 from the public funds of the Panchayat Union to the MLA’s funds. This was reported by Avatar News on June 21.
Knowing that Sanakarapandi, who is the Madurai Zonal Head of BJYM had a hand in the reportage of the news, the DMK MLA along with a gang of goons had gone to his house and created ruckus. DMK MLA Moorthy beat Mr. Sankarapandi’s wife with slippers. All this has been recorded in the CCTV camera installed.
Mr. Sankarapandi had told the DMK MLA that he is ready to face all challenges thrown at him legally to which the latter and his men had used abusive language against him and his wife.