TAMIL NADU: Several prominent DMK leaders, including MK Stalin, TR Baalu, Dayanidhi
Maran and Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi, along with several thousand of party
cadres were let out free on Wednesday evening after being arrested in the
morning during party's state-wide "fill the jails"
The DMK staged the protest opposing the arrests of its former ministers and
party members allegedly under false charges. The party is also opposing the
"anti-people" policies of the ruling AIADMK government in the state.
In a statement chief minister J Jayalalithaa said: "In order to divert
the people attention that the action is taken against the DMK men on complaints
given by common man, the agitation was held."
She said the DMK party leadership had ordered members not to apply for bail
if arrested and jailed.
"As it would be a useless exercise for the government and police to
arrest the protestors, I have ordered the release of all the people arrested
during this agitation," Jayalalithaa said.
The DMK has claimed that a total of 232,797 members were arrested for
staging the agitation across the state.
Speaking to reporters DMK president M Karunanidhi said that he had expected
around 100,000 arrests, but the final tally was unexpected.
"I consider the agitation as a grand victory," he said.
According to him, the agitation could also be considered as a self
assessment measure to know the party's strength.
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