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DMK Leaders Downplay And Trivialize Coimbatore Blast Incident

October 26, 2022
The Commune

The gas cylinder blast incident outside the Kottai Eswaran temple in Coimbatore has sent shockwaves across the nation.

Jamesa Mubin, who allegedly blew himself up in the vehicle laden with gas cylinders was a radicalised man and was reportedly preparing for an attack similar to the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombing.

Nails and ball bearings supposedly meant for inflicting maximum casualties were also recovered from the spot.

Investigtors had recovered handwritten paper documents recovered from the house of Jamesha Mubeen listing the popular spots in Coimbatore that they had plans to recce or were already done. Chemicals used for making crude bombs were also found at his house.

Hours before the incident, Mubin had posted a WhatsApp status which read “If the news of my death reaches you, forgive my mistakes. Hide my shortcomings. Participate in my Janasa. Pray for me.”

Mubin was earlier investigated by the NIA in 2019 as he had been attending Bayan classes at a Coimbatore mosque of the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath.

He was also under the radar of Tamil Nadu police for attempting to blast an explosive a few years back.

The Tamil Nadu police have arrested five persons – Mohammad Thalka (25), Mohammad Asarudheen (25), Mohammad Riyaz (27), Feroz Ismail (27) and Mohammad Navaz Ismail (27) – have been arrested and have been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

A CCTV footage retrieved from a building near Mubin’s house which is under investigation, shows four men carrying a large object in a gunny sack which is suspected to be a gas cylinder.

With prima facie evidences from investigations pointing it to be a terror act, DMK leaders have been downplaying and trivializing the serious security threat.

‘Mylai’ Velu, the DMK MLA from Mylapore trivialised the Coimbatore blast and made unsavoury remarks about Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai.

On Tuesday (October 25), Annamalai, in his Twitter handle, criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over his alleged irresponsible handling of the Coimbatore blast, saying, “Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin who failed to provide security to people during the festive season should do some introspection.”

In response to the criticism, Mylai DMK MLA Velu downplayed the explosion, saying,”Why these needless words. Those who incited the crime should be punished first, rather than the perpetrators. Entire Tamil Nadu knows who is the reason for this (alleged “cylinder blast”). Go to the butcher shop and put your head in there. Tamil Nadu will be peaceful.”

Through his tweet, the DMK MLA implied that it was BJP who triggered the Islamist fundamentalist to carry out the blast in Coimbatore and that the BJP should be punished for this crime. He also attempted to ridicule Annamalai by calling him a goat (AADU) and saying, “Go and keep your head in butcher shop.”

In another case, Isai, the State Deputy Secretary of DMK IT Wing, had shared a clip from Tamil movie Kadhalan in which the antagonist discusses with another man about creating a law and order situation through bomb blasts in order to topple the government.

This clip was shared by the DMK IT Wing leader suggesting that the Coimbatore blasts was a handiwork of the BJP.

The tweet by Isai was retweeted by Mannargudi DMK MLA and the party’s IT Wing head TRB Rajaa.

These comments by the DMK leaders has drawn flak from people.

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