Former Union Minister M.K.Azhagiri appeared in the Madurai District Court today in the case of assaulting Vattachiyar during the election campaign.
During the 2011 Legislative Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, DMK The then Union Minister M.K.Azhagiri, who campaigned in support of the candidates, campaigned vigorously in the southern districts. As part of this, he was involved in consultations with village leaders and the public at the Ambalakaranpatti Valladichar Temple in Madurai, Melur, Vellalur.
At that time, a complaint was lodged with the Election Officer on behalf of AIADMK against the DMK members for bribing the voters by asking them to vote for the DMK. Based on this complaint, Wattachiyar Kalimuthu, who was then the election officer of the Mellur assembly constituency, entered the temple where the DMK council was held with a camera.
While the DMK side objected to the election officer’s visit, there was an argument between the election officer and the DMK in this regard. In this, the DMK attacked Vattachiyar Kalimuthu. In this regard, Vattachiyar Kalimuthu had filed a complaint at the Kiyalawal police station that he was prevented from working and assaulted.
Acting on this complaint, the police arrested 20 people, including M.K. A case has been registered.
The case came up for hearing today in the Madurai District Court. During the hearing of this case held in the presence of Justice Leelapanu, all 20 people involved in the case appeared in the court. At the end of the hearing, the judge adjourned the case to January 6. M.K.Azhagiri, who continued to meet with the media, answered the question about the functioning of the DMK, saying that the functioning of the DMK is currently good.
It is also noteworthy that DMK members including Misa.Pandyan met M.K.Azhagiri who was present in the court as a supporter of Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan.
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