NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, AUG 18
There is no political motive behind the probe into the former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s Kodanad estate bungalow heist-cum-murder in Nilgiris district, said the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin here on Wednesday amidst walk out by the AIADMK-led alliance from the assembly proceedings.
நீதிமன்றத்தின் அனுமதி பெற்றே கொடநாடு கொலை – கொள்ளை குறித்த விசாரணை நடைபெற்று வருகிறது.
அரசியல் தலையீடு இன்றி, முறையான விசாரணை நடத்தி உண்மைக் குற்றவாளிகளுக்கு தண்டனை பெற்றுத் தருவோம் என்பது திமுகவின் தேர்தல் வாக்குறுதி. அதைத்தான் சட்டத்தின் துணையோடு அரசு செய்து கொண்டிருக்கிறது! pic.twitter.com/xLPp5mwK9T
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) August 18, 2021
When the assembly proceedings began for the day, the Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami attempted to raise an issue, which was later expunged by Speaker M Appavu.
Opposing this, AIADMK legislators, who displayed black tags on their shirts, held placards against the government and raised slogans. After failing to raise the issue, Palaniswami and his party MLAs walked out.
Speaker Appavu said that the cases in the incidents were originally registered when the AIADMK government was in power.
Amid walk out of opposition, the Chief Minister Stalin rose to say “The enquiry is being conducted only after getting permission from the court. There is no political motive. There is no political interference or a motive to take revenge. Based on the information received during the enquiry, action will be taken. There is no need for others to panic.”
The heist that was reported in the middle of the night and the deaths and accidents involving some of the accused reported thereafter, had raised suspicions among the general public, the CM pointed out. “That was why, before the elections, we had promised to probe the robbery and murder cases and bring to book the accused persons.”
The Pattali Makkal Katchi CLP leader G K Mani spoke on the issue supporting the AIADMK, Stalin reiterated that there was no political motive in the issue.
“You (AIADMK, PMK and BJP) have been asking us as to what happened to our electoral promises. This was one of the promises made. There are many more.” However, the PMK too staged a walkout.
Responding to BJP legislative party leader Nainar Nagendran, who said that the probe has led to fear, Stalin quoted from a Tamil proverb to say only those who carried weight should be worried on their way. “So, there is no need for any fear or worry,” the CM said, despite which the BJP members too, staged a walkout.
When AIADMK legislators were heard raising slogans outside the assembly hall but within the Assembly premises, the speaker ordered the House marshals to evict them at once.
Later Speaker Appavu issued a warning against such acts of the Opposition members who held placards without the permission of the Chair.
