Kodanad heist and murder case rocks TN Assembly, AIADMK members evicted, allies stage walk out

The Kodanad heist and murder case of 2017 today triggered heat in the Tamil Nadu Assembly culminating in the
walk out by the main opposition AIADMK members, who later staged a protest leading to their eviction from the House.

Protesting against this, the AIADMK announced that they would boycott the house proceedings for two days–today and tomorrow.

Soon after the House assembled for the day, the AIADMK members raised the issue seeking an explanation as to why the ruling DMK was investigating an accused, who had already deposed before the Ooty Sessions court under Sec 313 of CrPc saying he has nothing to disclose.

However, they were not allowed to speak by Speaker M Appavu leading to noisy scenes

Accusing the DMK government of indulging in political vendetta against the opposition members by foisting cases against them, the AIADMK members led by leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Leader O Panneerselvam staged a walk out for not allowing them to speak on the issue and later staged a protest near the Assembly hall at Kalaivanar Arangam.

Protesting against the eviction, AIADMK allies the PMK and the BJP staged a walk out.

Making a statement, Chief Minister M K Stalin said there was no political interference in the matter and that the government was acting as per the court orders and fulfilling its poll promise to unravel the truth in the incident.

After the Speaker ordered their eviction, the AIADMK members staged a sit-in dharna outside the Assembly premises and shouted slogans denouncing the DMK government for foisting cases against the AIADMK men in the case and acting in an undemocratic manner Later, talking to newspersons, Mr Panneerselvam condemned the act of the DMK regime and said the AIADMK would be boycotting the Assembly proceedings for two days.

Mr Palaniswami said at a time when the case has reached the fag end and the court was expected to hear the matter on August 27 and has summoned all the accused to appear before it on that day, the DMK regime was trying to include him and other AIADMK functionaries in the case.

He also alleged that without getting the permission of the court, the government has brought the prime accused Sayan to Ooty from Kerala and was trying to get forcible statements from him to include him (Palaniswami) in the case.

He said soon after the incident took place, the then AIADMK government ordered an impartial inquiry and the court was seized of the matter.

He also said that the DMK lawyers had appeared for the accused in the case.

”The DMK government is now needlessly trying to include him in the case”, Mr Palaniswami said and condemned it as an act of political vendetta.

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