Annamalai backs Mayawati’s call for handing over Armstrong murder case to CBI

BJP State president supports Mayawati's call for CBI probe into Tamil Nadu party president's murder, criticizes law and order situation.

BJP State president K. Annamalai on July 8 backed BSP leader and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati’s statement that the Tamil Nadu government must hand over to the CBI the probe into the murder of her party’s Tamil Nadu unit president K. Armstrong.

After meeting bereaved family members of Armstrong and extending his condolences, he told journalists in Chennai that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin could take responsibility and come forward to hand over the case to CBI to ensure a transparent investigation.

He said senior party leaders including Union Minister of State L. Murugan would brief the media in Delhi on July 9 about the “law and order situation” in Tamil Nadu.

He said the party has identified 17 incidents including the mixing of human refuse in a drinking water tank in Vengaivayal that have taken place recently in Tamil Nadu and increasing atrocities against Scheduled Castes. The senior leaders would meet chiefs of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and the National Human Rights Commission seeking for a probe.

The delegation will also meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and seek a CBI probe in Armstrong’s case. 

Mr. Annamalai alleged the law and order in the State are in poor condition and Mr. Stalin is taking action at a slower pace.

He felt replacing the Commissioner of Police, Chennai is not the solution.