DMK urges DGP to act against TVK MLA for alleged harassment
The DMK has petitioned the Director General of Police to register an FIR against Kallakurichi MLA C Arul Vignesh.
The DMK on Thursday petitioned the Director General of Police (DGP) demanding the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Kallakurichi MLA C Arul Vignesh. According to reports from Deccan Chronicle and The Hindu, the MLA is accused of sending obscene or inappropriate messages to the Kallakurichi District Collector, a woman, and behaving in an intimidating manner.
DMK Organisation Secretary R S Bharathi filed the complaint, requesting that the case be transferred to the Crime Branch-CID (CB-CID). Bharathi demanded the seizure and forensic examination of the MLA's mobile devices and called for adequate protection for the officer and her family.
DMK President M K Stalin criticised Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, stating that delivering punch dialogues would not solve problems. Stalin suggested that the Chief Minister's warning to erring MLAs was a planted story and remarked that instead of taking action, the Chief Minister had given the MLAs a Deepavali gift.
Leader of the Opposition Udhayandihi Stalin also accused the Chief Minister of playing diversion politics. He alleged that an online mafia was being used to plant stories in the media regarding the Chief Minister's stance on the matter.
The MLA, Arul Vignesh, has denied the charges. Law Minister C T R Nirmal Kumar stated it was not true that the MLA sent obscene messages or visited the Collector's house in an inebriated state, adding that the social media debate was based on rumours.
The government is also investigating an allegation involving Deputy Speaker and Thuraiyur MLA M Ravi Shankar, who was reportedly caught on camera assaulting a resident.