CHENNAI: The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has come out strongly against the failure of the DMK government to defend the law against online games with stakes in the Madras High court.
The court had on Tuesday struck down a recent amendment to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act passed in 1930, which imposed a ban on online games with stakes like rummy and poker.
AIADMK leader and former state law minister, C.Ve Shanmugham told IANS, "The DMK government seems not to be serious in defending the law against online games with stakes. The new government has not engaged senior lawyers in the court to defend the law." He also called upon the DMK government to immediately move the Supreme Court against the order of the Madras High court. The AIADMK leader said, "The government should have put forth proper reasons for the ban before the Court."
The AIADMK is planning to conduct state-level protests against the callous attitude of the DMK government in presenting the facts regarding the law banning online games with stakes including rummy. (IANS)
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