Seeman, the chief coordinator of the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), has strongly criticized the ruling DMK government for arresting his party member Sattai Duraimurugan. Duraimurugan was detained for criticizing the DMK and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi. Seeman expressed his outrage, questioning whether the government and Karunanidhi – the father of the current Chief Minister, are immune to criticism. He challenged them that if that was the case, then he must be arrested him as well.
The Trichy Cyber Crime police apprehended Sattai Duraimurugan, a popular YouTuber and the Policy Outreach Secretary of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), in Courtallam. He was taken into custody for allegedly tarnishing the reputation of former Chief Minister Karunanidhi during the Vikravandi by-election campaign and faces accusations of disparaging the Tamil Nadu government with subpar critiques.
Speaking to reporters about the Duraimurugan’s arrest, Seeman questioned, “Why was Duraimurugan detained by this government? Did he say anything worse than me? You wield your authority like a powerful monarch right… Can you detain me? Let’s see. Detaining those around me, putting pressure on me… this is some kind of administration it seems, tell me what for is this arrest?” When reporters explained that the arrest was due to Duraimurugan’s alleged defamation of Karunanidhi during a speech in Vikravandi, Seeman responded, “That wasn’t defamation; it was a song that was already there in existence for quite some time, ‘Karunanidhi, the forger, the conspirator, Karunanidhi, the villain.’ It’s a song—shall I send it to you? You’ve ignored the writer and the singer and arrested the person who sang it. Now I’ll sing it myself, file an FIR on me.”
Seeman then proceeded to sing the song and challenged the government to jail him.
Seeman then accused the DMK of targeting individuals who lack the power to retaliate, saying they should confront a worthy opponent instead. He criticized the former Chief Minister Karunanidhi, calling him a traitor to the Tamil people. Seeman challenged, “Who is prepared to debate this issue? Will you, after coming to power, glorify your father as a saint? Can the betrayal be forgotten? In the political history of the Tamils in this country, the beginning of evil rule is only after Karunanidhi came to power. Is there anyone who can deny that?”
Seeman accused the DMK’s IT wing and Chief Minister Stalin of using freedom of speech to criticize others, while any similar criticism from their opponents is met with detention under the guise of defamation.
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