AIADMK Member of Parliament C.Ve. Shanmugam has approached the Madras High Court, complaining that the party is unable to function from its headquarters in Chennai, since the police are yet to take stock of the damage that had been caused when supporters of expelled leader O. Panneerselvam broke into the office on July 11.
Though 44 days had lapsed since he lodged a complaint of theft, and 23 days had passed since an FIR was registered against Mr. Panneerselvam and his supporters P.H. Manoj Pandian and R. Vaithilingam, the police had so far not bothered to visit the scene of the crime, which was the headquarters of the principal Opposition party in the State, he said.
“If this is the manner in which a complaint by a political party which has ruled the State for 32 years is being addressed, it is unimaginable how the respondents (Director-General of Police and others) would address a complaint from a common man,” the MP said, and sought a direction to the DGP to ensure that the investigating team visits the AIADMK office at the earliest.
