While the DMK and its minister claim that the arrested accused, Gnanasekaran, in the Anna University sexual harassment case has no ties to the party and is not a party functionary, Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai has once again highlighted the accused’s connection to the ruling DMK.
On 28 December 2024, Annamalai took to his official X account to share pictures of the accused accompanying DMK Health Minister Ma. Subramanian during an inspection of medical camps in Chennai. In response, Annamalai criticized the DMK and issued a statement, saying, “This is a recent photo of DMK executive Gnanasekaran, who is accused of sexually assaulting an Anna University student, with Minister M. Subramanian. Why hasn’t Minister M. Subramanian yet explained about this Gnanasekaran, who is close enough to accompany the minister during the Fengal cyclone relief work? How many more days does the DMK government think it can continue to lie and deceive the public to conceal the fact that the accused is a DMK member? Is this government only working for the DMK members? Has the DMK member become more important to Chief Minister Stalin than justice for our sister?”
அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழக மாணவியை பாலியல் தாக்குதல் செய்த குற்றவாளியான திமுக நிர்வாகி ஞானசேகரன், அமைச்சர் திரு மா.சுப்பிரமணியன் அவர்களுடன், வெகு சமீபத்தில் எடுத்துக் கொண்ட புகைப்படம் இது. பெஞ்சல் புயல் பணிகளின்போது, அமைச்சருடன் செல்லும் அளவுக்கு நெருக்கமாக இருக்கும் இந்த ஞானசேகரன்… pic.twitter.com/GTtOaWfrJa
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) December 28, 2024
In another photo shared by Vinoj P Selvam, a BJP candidate for Central Chennai, DMK Health Minister Ma. Subramanian is allegedly seen sitting and eating in the house of the accused. The photo reportedly shows a picture of the accused hanging on the wall.
பாலியல் குற்றவாளி ஞானசேகரனுக்கும், திமுக-வுக்கும் தொடர்பில்லை என்று திமுக அமைச்சர்கள் தொடங்கி, காசுக்கு கூவும் திமுக ஆதரவு யுடியூபர்கள் வரை பலரும் பலமான முட்டு கொடுத்து வந்தார்கள்.
குறிப்பாக சைதாப்பேட்டை தொகுதியை சேர்ந்த மக்களில் ஒருவராக அமைச்சர் மா.சுப்பிரமணியனை ஞானசேகரன்… pic.twitter.com/xSADct9Dlv
— Vinoj P Selvam (@VinojBJP) December 28, 2024
Earlier, TN BJP Chief Annamalai revealed that the accused, Gnanasekaran, is not only a repeat offender but also a DMK functionary. Social media photos have surfaced showing him with several prominent DMK leaders, including Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and Minister Ma. Subramanian.
It has come to light that the accused in the Sexual Assault of a student at Anna University is a repeat offender and a DMK functionary.
A clear pattern emerges from the number of such cases in the past:
1. A criminal becomes close to the local DMK functionaries and becomes a… pic.twitter.com/PcGbFqILwk
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) December 25, 2024
In a post on social media platform X shared by ADMK IT Wing head Kovai Sathyan, we notice that there have been flyers from the past where the said accused Gnanasekar is a DMK office bearer.
In one leaflet, his name is mentioned along with others as the Deputy organizers of area teams in Saidapet 170 A ward/circle.
His name appears in the DMK mouthpiece Murasoli too, acknowledging his post for the Saidapet locality.
His name once again appears in a leaflet for a function conducted in the Saidapet East region, as a member of the deputy organizing team.
ஞானசேகர் திமுகவை சேர்ந்தவர் என்பதற்கான முதல்கட்ட ஆதாரம்.
ஞானசேகர் சைதை கிழக்கு பகுதி துணை அமைப்பாளர்.
First evidence of the Rape accused Gnanasekar a DMK office bearer.
பதில் இருக்கா @regupathymla.#புளுகுமூட்டைதிமுக. pic.twitter.com/3F3hsBbhRo
— Kovai Sathyan (@KovaiSathyan) December 26, 2024
திமுக ஐடி விங் இளைஞரால் பாலியல் வன்கொடுமை செய்யப்பட்ட அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழக மாணவி . pic.twitter.com/Bgx1PNPY5o
— ஷிபின் Shibin (@Shibin_twitz) December 25, 2024
Despite photos emerging showing the accused having close ties with the DMK and its ministers, DMK sympathizers and Dravidianists in the state are dismissing this evidence, insisting that the accused has no connections with the ruling party.
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