Following the massive drug bust and the arrest of international drug lord Jaffer Sadiq, the NCB said it was investigating the drug money trail in the Tamil film industry, real estate as well as politics.
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief K Annamalai took this issue up and blamed the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for the failure to keep the state of Tamil Nadu drug-free.
On 11 March 2024, DMK MLA & Law Minister Reghupathy and DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson issued warnings about taking legal action against individuals associating DMK and its leaders with a drug trafficking cartel. They emphasized that their party has no connections to the apprehended international drug smuggler Jaffer Sadiq.
Subsequently, as the protests over the failure of DMK with regard to drugs by AIADMK and the BJP, on 14 March 2024, it was reported that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin was going to sue both Annamalai and EPS for linking him to the drug case and ex-DMK neta Jaffar Sadiq.
#BREAKING: Tamil Nadu CM @mkstalin to sue @annamalai_k and @EPSTamilNadu for linking him to the drug case and ex-DMK neta Jaffar Sadiq
— Akshita Nandagopal (@Akshita_N) March 14, 2024
Following this news report, Annamalai took to his social media X handle to voice out his opinion. He wrote, “It has been about a month since the drug smuggling ring of DMK executive Jaffer Sadiq, the leader of an international drug smuggling ring, was caught. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Mr.@narendramodi himself has expressed his concern about drug circulation in Tamil Nadu. But Chief Minister Stalin, who has never spoken a word about this, has filed a defamation case against me for saying the fact that drug traffic in Tamil Nadu has increased after DMK came to power. Do you have a habit of reading the daily news, Chief Minister? Attempts to silence our voice following the defamation case will not succeed so the people do not know the plight of the DMK regime. We will continue to expose your evil rule among the people.”
சர்வதேச போதைப் பொருள் கடத்தல் கும்பலின் தலைவனான திமுக நிர்வாகி ஜாபர் சாதிக்கின் போதைப்பொருள் கடத்தல் கும்பல் பிடிபட்டு சுமார் ஒரு மாதம் ஆகிறது. மாண்புமிகு பாரதப் பிரதமர் திரு @narendramodi அவர்களே, தமிழகத்தில் போதைப்பொருள் புழக்கம் குறித்துக் கவலை தெரிவித்திருக்கிறார். ஆனால் இது… pic.twitter.com/1ANriYorEB
— K.Annamalai (மோடியின் குடும்பம்) (@annamalai_k) March 14, 2024
It is noteworthy that Jaffer Sadiq was the NRI Wing office bearer for the DMK, he was expelled from the party following the news of him being the mastermind of the gang that dispatched 45 consignments over three years, totalling 3,500 kg of pseudoephedrine valued at over ₹2,000 crores in the international market.
In May 2023, Chief Minister MK Stalin filed a defamation suit against BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai over the “DMK Files” episode. Demanding a public apology and damages of ₹500 crore, the notice refutes Annamalai’s claims as “false” and “baseless.” DMK Organisational Secretary RS Bharathi, representing DMK, accused Annamalai of attempting to defame party leaders due to electoral failures.
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