Tamil Nadu Police arrested an AMMK functionary for a meme targeting Chief Minister’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Sports Ministry, in what appears to be a blatant abuse of power by the ruling DMK government.
Csc Senthil, Secretary of TTV Dinakaran’s Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam’s (AMMK) Nagapattinam district environment protection and awareness wing, was arrested by Tamil Nadu police for posting a meme that took a jibe on Tamil Nadu sports ministry headed by Udhayanidhi Stalin.
The AMMK functionary had shared a screenshot from the film ‘Gentleman,’ in which actor Senthil introduces games like “coupling”, “spooling”, etc, stating that the new Tamil Nadu sports ministry will be introducing such new games.
Instead of taking it in their stride, the DMK government has arrested the AMMK functionary for the harmless meme.
TTV Dhinakaran, general secretary of the AMMK, has condemned the DMK government’s arrest of his cadre for a Facebook post. In his Twitter handle, TTV Dhinakaran said,” Nagapattinam District Corporation Environmental Protection and Awareness wing Secretary Mr. CSC Senthilkumaran has been arrested in a false case by the autocratic DMK regime. I urge that he be released immediately. Only those who allow freedom of expression can become leaders in a democracy. Ministers like Udhayanidhi should understand this. Such retaliatory measures are not acceptable.”
நாகப்பட்டினம் மாவட்ட கழக சுற்றுசூழல் பாதுகாப்பு மற்றும் விழிப்புணர்வு பிரிவு செயலாளர் திரு.CSC.செந்தில்குமரன் எதேச்சதிகார தி.மு.க ஆட்சியில் பொய் வழக்கில் கைது செய்யப்பட்டிருப்பது கடும் கண்டனத்திற்குரியது.அவரை உடனடியாக விடுதலை செய்ய வேண்டும் என வலியுறுத்துகிறேன். 1/2 @CMOTamilnadu
— TTV Dhinakaran (@TTVDhinakaran) December 26, 2022
AMMK cadres and members of the public expressed their displeasure at the arrest of an AMMK party official by the DMK government for a Facebook meme and demanded the release of the functionary. AMMK cadres are trending a Twitter hash tag #செந்திலை_விடுதலைசெய், demanding his release.
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