Chennai : The Tamil Nadu government told the Madurai bench of the Madras high Court that the police will not grant permission to any political party for public gatherings until new standard operating procedures (SOPs) are formulated. AAG at the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court stated that no political gatherings will be permitted until the SOPs are in place.
Pointing to a recent DMK “Mupperum Vizha” in Karur, which drew nearly 2.5 lakh people, Mr. Senthilbalaji contrasted the preparations. We took private land, got permission, and held the event with arrangements: water bottles, biscuits, even medical aid for those with sugar and BP. It is the duty of the political party to ask for a place suitable for their crowd and to take care of people.
On claims that street lights were switched off deliberately, he said, “Due to the overcrowding, people forced open the generator shed gates. An additional light went off. But no street lights were switched off. Everyone (TV channels) was going live. If someone had cut power deliberately, would it not have come to at least one media’s eye?” Mr. He spoke for about 19 minutes. In the 6th minute, the first slipper was thrown. At 6 minutes 40 seconds, the second one.
Instead of controlling, they dragged the crowd forward. In our rallies, before our leader arrives, district secretaries organise the crowd. Was any such arrangement seen there? On emergency arrangements, he said: Two ambulances came from Namakkal along with the TVK propaganda van. Five ambulances were arranged locally in Karur by the same party. The government did its part; hospitals received and treated the injured swiftly.”
Commenting on the NDA delegation visit, he remarked: “Fact-finding teams should have gone to Manipur and when the Maha Kumbh Mela stampede and a bridge collapsed in Gujarat. No team was sent there. But a team is rushed to Karur. Still, they are welcome to find the truth. The government has done everything properly. The political party (TVK) has not, he said.
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