Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday sought Speaker JCD Prabhakar’s intervention on the killings of three Tamils in Hanur Taluk of Chamarajanagar in Karnataka.
Now you have stated that what emerged in the autopsy inquiry has no connection to the report previously released by Karnataka”. Today, the autopsy report of those Tamils has been released”, Udhayanidhi said. We have already brought this to the attention of the House. Udhayanidhi also wanted to know if the chief minister C Joseph Vijay-led state government wrote to counterpart Karnataka seeking an explanation. “I have already mentioned that the Tamil Nadu government should press for a high-level judicial inquiry. Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay condemned the alleged brutal killings and sought a fair investigation by a high-level committee.
“In Karnataka three Tamils Anthony Samy, John Rose Peter and Kumar who lived in Hanur Taluk (of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka) were shot dead on August 15. In reply, assembly speaker Prabhakar said, “The law minister and forest minister provided a detailed answer that day (August 18). On August 18, members cutting across party lines demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the firing incident in Karnataka for which Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar rejected the demand and said his state was within its right to ‘protect the sanctity’ of its territory. Tamil Nadu minister for forests RV Ranjith Kumar had said steps were taken to provide ₹ 10 lakh each to the families of the deceased.
“Last week, when the Karnataka chief minister (DK Shivakumar) was in Chennai to take part in the 31st Southern Regional Council meeting, did the Tamil Nadu government express its condemnation in person?”, he asked. Has pressure been exerted on the state chief minister regarding this?” he said.
