DMK MLA’s address media after they were evicted from the Tamil Nadu Assembly session on Tuesday
This went against the traditions of the House, he said. Chennai: The final day of the budget session of Tamil Nadu assembly turned out to be tumultuous as DMK legislators were bundled out en masse after a confrontation with TVK members over chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s remarks on former chief ministers M Karunanidhi and M K Stalin . It all started with DMK whip E V Velu accusing Vijay of making baseless allegations and bringing up pending cases in the assembly during the reply to demand for grants.
On the Sarkaria Commission report, Velu said late chief minister M G Ramachandran was the principal complainant, but later told the commission that he had “no idea whatsoever” about the complaint and that it had been drafted by a party functionary, Kannan from Salem. “In the conclusion, Sarkaria made it clear that there was no prima facie case in all the 28 allegations,” Velu said. The situation turned chaotic after the Speaker said that there was “no need to expunge CM’s remarks. He said CM’s speech was within the rules of the assembly. Later in the day, Chezhiaan moved a privilege motion against Vijay, accusing him of making “baseless allegations” and citing reports connected to cases pending before courts.
Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and R Nirmalkumar defended Vijay’s remarks and alleged that the DMK was “root of corruption. Former DMK minister Govi Chezhiaan questioned whether CM could cite ED dossiers as evidence when the cases were pending before courts and whether the Sarkaria Commission could be selectively used for political gains when it had not found anyone guilty of corruption. He also questioned Vijay for referring to late leaders such as Murasoli Maran. In between, Speaker also cautioned minister Aadhav Arjuna for his remarks that they would raise from the seats to confront DMK members.