Chennai: Edappadi Palaniswami insisted that the police should conduct an independent investigation and find out the truth about whether the Coimbatore car blast was an accidental accident or a planned conspiracy.
The Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and Interim President of AIADMK Edappadi Palaniswami issued a statement in this regard: “On 23.10.2022 in the morning of Coimbatore, Ukkadam Kotdamedu area, near the Sangameshwarar Temple at 4.10 am, a gas cylinder exploded in a car and a person in the car died on the spot. Also, the Tamil Nadu Police The reports also said that high officials including the chairman visited the spot and expedited the investigation.
In an interview yesterday, the police chief said forensic experts, sniffer dogs and explosives squad were inspecting the scene and investigating the ownership of the car and the purchase of the cylinder. Also, was this incident an accident? Or a conspiracy? He has given an interview that the investigation is going on from the angles. The police chief said that the dead person’s name is Jamesha Mubin, who was interrogated by the National Security Forces two years ago and had explosive materials used to make bombs in his house.
“A car bomb has exploded in Coimbatore. It is believed to be a case of a plot to drive a bomb-laden car and detonate it in a crowded place, claiming many lives,” reports said. Also, dangerous explosives were seized from the accident site, nails,
Reports also say that Koli shells, iron shells (palrus) etc. were scattered. This raises very serious doubts indeed. During the interview, the police chief said that it was not known which terrorist movement the dead Mubin belonged to. He said that investigation is going on at all levels.
In Tamil Nadu, which appeared to be a peaceful state during the late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s regime and the subsequent AIADMK government, whenever the DMK government takes over, bomb blasts are a common occurrence.
What will the Chief Minister of the incompetent regime who is responsible for Home Affairs respond to this blast? Reports suggest that this is seen as explaining the inaction of the intelligence and police. This is due to administrative incompetence, not giving the police the legal power to reprimand the wrongdoers, and the police for their false retribution.
This government’s conduct as an exploitative agency is responsible for the downfall of such intelligence and policing.
I have repeatedly stated in my statements and interviews that just as Amma’s government allowed the police to function legally and honestly, this government also allows the police to operate freely and legally.
I am insisting that it should be allowed to function. But this incompetent government is using the police as a tool to take revenge on the opposition for false reasons.
With full independence, the law does not allow us to work honestly.
So, was this car explosion an accident caused by an accidental explosion of gas cylinders? Or some conspiracy work? And if so, are there any anti-social elements behind this?
I insist that the police should not be subjected to any kind of political pressure and conduct serious investigations independently and find the real culprits and those behind the scenes,” he said.