The recent NIA raids on Naam Tamilar Katchi’s office bearers has confirmed through the documents seized that YouTuber Sattai Duraimurugan, using Seeman’s name, received several crores of rupees from pro-LTTE organisations in foreign countries and attempted to take over the party. This incident has generated significant excitement within the Naam Tamil Party. Two individuals, arrested near Omalur in 2022 with explosives and firearms, provided a sensational confession to NIA officials, revealing that many executives, including Sattai Duraimurugan from the Naam Tamil Katchi, had covert contacts with the LTTE, a banned organisation in India, and illegally obtained hundreds of crores of funds.
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They attested to establishing another organisation parallel to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for conducting an armed struggle in Tamil Nadu.
Financial support from members of the banned organisation abroad was received for this purpose, with several administrators affiliated with the Naam Tamil Party allegedly supporting the armed struggle. Consequently, NIA officials dedicated months to investigating the sources and transactions related to foreign funds.
As per the statement from the arrested individuals, Sanjay Prakash and Naveen Chakravarthy, it was confirmed that Naam Tamilar Katchi’s State Secretary for Information Communication and Policy Propagation, Sattai Duraimurugan, along with other executives, including Ranjith Kumar (33), Ishai Madhivanan (40), Vishnu Pratap (25), and former administrator Balaji (33), were directly in contact with these activities.
Following the collection of documents by NIA officials, raids were conducted last Friday at the residences of Sattai Duraimurugan, Ranjith Kumar, Ishai Mathivanan, Vishnu Pratap, and Balaji. Authorities seized a laptop, 7 cell phones, 8 SIM memory cards, and 4 pen drives, along with materials related to LTTE and its leader Prabhakaran. Subsequently, upon examination of these documents, numerous shocking pieces of information were revealed.
According to NIA officials, funds were received from banned organisations abroad, and they mobilised their personnel for an armed revolution in Tamil Nadu. There is certainty that attempts were made to manufacture explosives and firearms. Sattai Duraimurugan, the Press Communication Policy Propagation State Secretary of the Naam Tamilar Katchi, is implicated in securing funds from foreign countries for the armed revolution. Allegedly using the name of party coordinator Seeman, Duraimurugan reportedly engaged in unauthorised communication with LTTE organisations abroad through banned cell phone apps, expressing intentions to initiate a revolution in Eelam without Seeman’s awareness.
Documents discovered in the investigation reveal the illegal receipt of funds amounting to several crores of rupees under the pretext of assistance. Furthermore, it has come to light that, using Seeman’s name, a specific sum of funds received from LTTE organisations was allocated as party development funds for the party’s growth. Allegedly, this substantial amount of funds has been misused against the government of Sattai Durai Murugan.
Additionally, concerning the acquisition of funds from banned organisations, Sattai Durai Murugan allegedly undertook covert activities to entrap Seeman and take control of the party. In the event of failing to seize leadership, he purportedly attempted to unite second-stage executives, with full LTTE support, to splinter the party against Seeman and establish a separate organisation.
Documents found in laptops and pen drives indicate that Sattai Durai Murugan sought to implement this plan through the collaboration of individuals such as Sanjay Prakash and Naveen Chakravarthy, who were apprehended with explosives and firearms, with support from Kapilar(a)Kapilan.
Unnamed NIA officials in Delhi stated that there is a high likelihood of arresting top executives of the NTK, as the raid has uncovered substantial evidence against individuals, including Sattai Duraimurugan. Allegedly engaged in illegal activities against internal security and advocating for an armed revolution in Tamil Nadu without Seeman’s knowledge. The revelation that administrators, including Sattai Duraimurugan, were involved in splitting the Nam Tamilar Party by collecting funds from banned organisations, has stirred significant controversy within the Nam Tamilar Katchi.
(with inputs from Dinakaran)
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