13 AIADMK leaders booked for assembling at Velumani's residence

CHENNAI: The DMK government led by M.K. Stalin in Tamil Nadu seems to be on a collision path with the opposition AIADMK, with the police booking 10 AIADMK legislators and 3 ex-MLAs for assembling in front of the residence of former minister S.P. Velumani's residence in Coimbatore. The AIADMK legislators and party leaders had assembled before the residence of the former minister to protest a raid by Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-corruption (DAVC) on Tuesday.

They were booked by the Kuniyamuthur police in three separate cases on various charges including unlawful assembly and violating COVID-19 safety norms. The leaders were booked under Sections 143 (punishment for unlawful assembly), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 341(punishment for wrongful restraint) of the Indian Penal Code.

In the case related to removing the barricade put up by the police, 10 AIADMK workers were charged under sections 143, 269, and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharging his duty) of the IPC.

A third case was registered against two persons who put up a road blockade at the Sugunapuram junction in Coimbatore- Palakkad highway. Several AIADMK leaders have come out in support of the former minister and party leader S.P. Velumani over the DVAC raids. Former Chief Ministers O. Panneerselvam and K. Palaniswami have condemned the police raids on the residence and other premises of S.P. Velumani. (IANS)

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