Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Sunday led his first public demonstration since coming into politics, lashing out at Chief Minister M Okay Stalin for “hiding behind the Union authorities” by transferring the custodial dying case of Ajith Kumar to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The protest, held at Swami Sivananda Salai in Chennai, drew a whole bunch of TVK cadres and supporters.
Vijay, wearing a black shirt, demanded justice for the 24 alleged victims of custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu below the DMK regime over the previous 4 years. About 10,000 individuals attended the occasion.
Talking on the demonstration, Vijay stated: “There’s nothing improper in saying sorry to the household of Ajith Kumar,” referring to what CM Stalin instructed the sufferer’s household. “Up to now, 24 individuals have died in police lock-ups in your authorities. You need to apologise to all of the 24 households. Equally, it’s best to present compensation to all of the 24 households”.
The case of Ajith Kumar, a safety guard on the Madappuram Bathrakaliamman temple in Sivaganga district, has sparked public outrage after a postmortem revealed 44 exterior accidents and inner bleeding within the mind, coronary heart, and stomach, indicating custodial torture. Vijay questioned the DMK authorities’s determination to switch the case to the CBI, citing Stalin’s personal criticism of such strikes throughout his time in opposition.
“When the Sathankulam custodial dying case was transferred to the CBI, you referred to as it an insult to the Tamil Nadu police. Now you’re doing the identical,” Vijay blamed Stalin’s determination. “You stated that CBI is a toy within the arms of BJP and RSS and even now it stays the identical. You’ve got transferred the case to the CBI simply to cover behind the Union authorities,” he added.
Taking a sharper tone, Vijay declared, “The CBI continues to be a puppet within the arms of the RSS and the BJP. Why are you hiding yourselves behind them by ordering a CBI probe into Ajith Kumar’s dying?”
Criticising what he described as the federal government’s passive response to severe crimes, Vijay alleged: “There are a number of atrocities in your authorities. Ranging from the Anna College (rape) case to the Ajith Kumar case, the courtroom is intervening and questioning the federal government. If the courtroom is there to query every thing, why are you right here? Why is that this authorities right here? Why is that this Chief Minister publish for you?”
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“There can be no reply from you as a result of there isn’t any reply with you. One of the best reply which will be anticipated from you is ‘Sorry Ma’,” he stated, mocking Stalin’s apology and branding the DMK authorities a “Sorry Ma Authorities”. “It is a ‘Sorry Ma’ mannequin of presidency… TVK will stand with the individuals and can pressure you to rectify the state of affairs. TVK will undertake all required protests.”
Protesters carried placards that learn “We don’t need sorry, however justice,” and raised slogans demanding the formation of a Particular Investigation Staff (SIT) below the supervision of the Madras Excessive Court docket. In addition they urged the DMK authorities to launch a White Paper detailing all 24 custodial deaths throughout its tenure.
Vijay had met the households of 18 alleged victims on Saturday on the social gathering’s headquarters in Panaiyur and guaranteed them that TVK would lengthen full authorized assist in the event that they wished to proceed in opposition to the federal government.