AIADMK MLA from Viralimalai and former Minister for Health and Family Welfare, C Vijaya Baskar, has sharply criticized the DMK government over the handling of the Anna University campus sexual assault case, particularly the confusion surrounding the arrest of the alleged DMK functionary Gnanasekaran. He highlighted contradictions in the statements from DMK ministers and the police, which have raised further concerns.
Vijaya Baskar stated, “The accused was initially arrested on 23 December but was released by a phone call, as he is from the DMK. He was only re-arrested on Christmas Day. Edappadi Palaniswami’s first question is, on whose orders was he released? All the details showing that the accused is a DMK functionary has been submitted, yet the Law Minister from Pudukkottai openly stated in a press meet that he does not belong to the DMK, and the party has no ties. Then, (Higher Education Minister) Kovi Chezhiyan held a press conference with contradictory statements. Following that, the Police Commissioner also addressed the media separately. All three press conferences were inconsistent with each other. So, the AIADMK now asks, who is the DMK government and the Law Minister trying to protect, and safeguarding?”
He also ridiculed DMK Law Minister Raghupathi, stating that he seems to have lost all sense of responsibility and is always chasing the spotlight. “Every time he sees a microphone, he can’t resist making comments—he has ‘mic mania,'” he said. “However, as the Law Minister, none of his statements carry any credibility.”
அண்ணா பல்கலை விவகாரம்.. யார் கொடுத்த அழுத்தத்தால் ஞானசேகரன் முதலில் விடுதலை செய்யப்பட்டார்..? – முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் விஜயபாஸ்கர் கேள்வி#AnnaUniversityissue | #DMK | #ADMK | #Gnanasekaran | #Vijayabaskar pic.twitter.com/24oMy8uMmH
— Polimer News (@polimernews) December 31, 2024
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