Ex Tamil Nadu Minister Released From Jail Accuses DMK Of Political Vendetta
NDTV
AIADMK senior leader D Jayakumar was earlier granted bail in two cases for assaulting and parading a DMK member after removing the latter's shirt during the civic polls
Senior leader of the AIADMK and former Fisheries Minister of Tamil Nadu D Jayakumar, arrested in connection with three cases including one on land-grab, was released from the Central prison in Chennai on Saturday after being granted conditional bail by the Madras High Court.
He was earlier granted bail in two cases for assaulting and parading a DMK member after removing the latter's shirt during the civic polls as he cast a bogus vote and staged a road-roko after a clash with the DMK members over booth-capturing.
Mr Jayakumar stepped out of the prison to a rousing reception by the AIADMK leaders and cadres. Later, party coordinator O Panneerselvam and co-coordinator K Palaniswami called on Mr Jayakumar at his residence from where he was arrested by the police last month.
He was incarcerated for 20 days. Mr Jayakumar accused the ruling DMK of political vendetta. "(MK) Stalin's DMK thinks it can finish off the AIADMK by foisting cases against its leaders. Even if thousands of Stalins come, the AIADMK cannot be destroyed," Mr Jayakumar told reporters outside the jail.
