Chennai, The opposition DMK on Tuesday raised the killing of three persons, claimed to be Tamils, by the Karnataka forest department, and sought to know the steps taken by the Tamil Nadu government in ensuring justice to the affected families.
“The three had severe injuries, including broken bones. This was brutal killing. I would like to know what action this government has taken to condemn this. At least has the government sought an explanation from Karnataka government,” Udhayanidhi asked. He sought to know if Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay raised the issue at the Southern Zonal Council meeting or whether Tamil Nadu’s condemnation was personally conveyed to his Karnataka counterpart D K Shivakumar. At the very best, has a letter been written to the Karnataka government seeking an explanation?”
Earlier reporting noted: 3 Tamils tortured before killing, says autopsy; Udhayanidhi seeks Vijay govt’s action 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.
Earlier reporting noted: Udhayanidhi also wanted to know if the chief minister C Joseph Vijay-led state government wrote to counterpart Karnataka seeking an explanation. Earlier reporting noted: “I wish to know what action this government has taken against this incident.
Nevertheless, a detailed reply would be provided by the Law Minister soon. Speaker J C D Prabhakar responded by saying that a state minister had already provided a reply when the issue was raised by the Opposition parties in the Assembly on August 18.
Raising the issue in the state Assembly, Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin claimed that the post-mortem report of the deceased- Anthony Samy, John Rose Peter, and Kumar – indicated that they were “tortured and shot at very close range”.
