NTK functionary in Tirunelveli arrested for alleged defamatory remarks against TN CM
The Hindu
‘Saattai’ Duraimurugan, also a YouTuber, spoke at a demonstration organised by the party in Kanniyakumari district recently
YouTuber ‘Saattai’ Duraimurugan, who is also a functionary of Naam Thamizhar Katchi, has been arrested and remanded in judicial custody till October 25 on various charges, including speaking ill of the Chief Minister and the State government during a demonstration organised by the party at Thuckalay in Kanniyakumari district recently.
The demonstration was held to oppose mining of sand and stones in Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts and transporting the minerals to Kerala.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.