AIADMK leader and former state minister D Jayakumar.
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Chief Minister MK Stalin (Chief Minister MK Stalin) said on Monday that Tamil Nadu (Tamil NaduFair action has been taken in respect of incidents related to the recently concluded urban body elections. Criticizing AIADMK leader and former state minister D Jayakumar for taking law into his own hands on election day and humiliating a DMK functionary by "removing" his shirt, Stalin said the DMK will deal with the matter legally and take the law on its own. Will Work. Meanwhile, on Monday, the Chennai Police arrested AIADMK leader D Jayakumar for allegedly attacking a DMK cadre at a polling booth on the day of urban local body elections. Jayakumar and 40 other AIADMK workers were earlier booked under 8 sections related to rioting and assault. Urban Local Body Elections (local body elections, The elections were held on February 19 and the counting of votes will take place on Tuesday.
Senior AIADMK leader K Palaniswami said Stalin's remarks on Jayakumar were condemnable while the former minister handed over only one person to the police who tried to cast a "false vote" in north Chennai. Also asked whether the Chief Minister has considered it wrong. In an open letter to party workers, Stalin said that the DMK faced the urban civic polls on the basis of people's faith in the government and the party did not consider the elections a political battle.
Chief Minister MK Stalin said the achievements of the DMK regime were on display and the party's victory was clearly visible during the campaign. Stalin said the opposition parties used "insult and false propaganda" to hide their "defeat" against the DMK during campaigning and on election day as well. Referring to an election 'war room' set up at DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam in Chennai to coordinate with party workers on election day, he said appropriate legal steps were advised to be taken on election-related matters.
Fair action taken: Chief Minister MK Stalin
He said that fair action was taken even after DMK workers alleged minor violations at one or two places. However, as far as the opposition is concerned, they went beyond their limits and this was exposed by television channels and social media. Hitting out at Jayakumar for humiliating a DMK functionary, Stalin said the ruling party would face the matter legally and the opposition party would be exposed if this happens.
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