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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

DMK's 'fill-the-jail' protest against AIADMK government - July 04,2012

 Several hundred cadres had gathered in each of the 200 protest venues, of which 16 places were within Chennai.
M K Stalin and about one thousand party cadres were arrested in his assembly segment Kolathur in the outskirts of Chennai.
DMK cadres led by Kanimozhi and Rajathi Ammal were arrested by police during a protest against the alleged targeting of party members by the special police set up by the AIADMK government
 DMK MP Kanimozhi courts arrest during the ‘jail bharo’ agitation near Panagal Maligai at Saidapet, Chennai



So far, 15 DMK MPs and 23 MLAs have been arrested. Stalin claimed the protest was a major success as more than 50,000 people participated in it.

Over 85,000 DMK cadre courted arrest, on Wednesday, during the party’s State-wide 'fill-the-jails' agitation, claiming that the AIADMK government was foisting false cases against party leaders owing to political vendetta. All were released in the evening.
  

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