“Udhayanidhi is destroying the movement founded by Anna with obscene language. Remarks that demean women are unacceptable.” – Minister Aadhav
“Crippling the opposition is condemnable. Expressing opinions is a democratic right. Democracy is upheld by responding to opinions with counter-opinions, not by making arrests. Differences of opinion should not be dealt with through arrests.” – Premalatha
“Avoiding the imprisonment of Udhayanidhi would enhance the ruling party’s credibility.” – Thirumavalavan
“Why is CM Vijay showing more urgency regarding the arrest operation than he did regarding the Cauvery river water issue?” – Seeman
Police today arrested two history sheeters involved in a murder and various chain snatching incidents in the city.
The two – Venkatesh (23) and Mubarak (24) – were nabbed near the Irugur flyover when they started running after seeing the police. The two were involved in a murder at Tambaram in Chennai, police said.
They were also recently involved in a chain snatching incident at Srinivasa Nagar. Five sovereign gold was recovered from them. The duo have been lodged in the Coimbatore Central Prison.