Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay held a meeting to review the law and order situation in the state for the third consecutive day, even as state law minister C T R Nirmal Kumar denied allegations against the TVK MLA accused of sending inappropriate messages to a woman collector.
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After the meeting at the secretariat on Thursday, Nirmal Kumar accused opposition parties of triggering controversies, particularly DMK MP Kanimozhi for “levelling unsubstantiated charges” against Kallakurichi MLA C Arul Vignesh. Kanimozhi created an issue saying she came across such a message on social media,” he said when reporters asked whether Arul Vignesh had sent messages to the collector. “The issue has been amplified and wrongly projected in media,” he said. Nirmal Kumar said it was “not right” on the part of Kanimozhi to raise the issue. “What I want to convey is that Kanimozhi’s social media post is wrong,” he said. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines On the charges that deputy speaker M Ravi Shankar assaulted a man who flagged a civic issue in his constituency, Nirmal Kumar said there were contradictory statements regarding the incident. An inquiry was under way to ascertain what had happened and appropriate action would be taken based on its findings, he said. He said govt had given the police department complete freedom to act. The police department stepped up drone surveillance as part of its crime-control measures,” he said. DGP Mahesh Kumar Agarwal said senior police and IAS officers attended the meeting and briefed Vijay on the law and order situation.
“No such incident involving the MLA took place. Anyone was free to contact those involved in the issue and verify the facts, he added. He refused to elaborate. “CM has taken all necessary measures to maintain law and order and prevent crimes. Meanwhile, TNCC president B Manickam Tagore, who spoke at an event in Pudukottai, defended TVK govt. Download the TOI App.