Probe into Jaya’s Death Will Get Sasikala a Life Term, Says Stalin

DMK had moved the Madras High Court seeking to declare the vote of confidence in the Tamil Nadu Assembly null.

• On Wednesday, DMK went on a hunger strike to protest the vote of confidence won by Palanisamy and the ruckus in Assembly prior to that
  
• The high court adjourned the hearing of DMK’s plea challenging the vote till Monday
  
• The court asked for the video of the ruckus in the Assembly
  
• DMK’s MK Stalin held Sasikala responsible for Jayalalithaa’s death
  
• Stalin to meet the President today
  

MK Stalin to Meet the President Today

DMK’s MK Stalin said that he met with Tamil Nadu Governor Rao and briefed him about the ruckus that ensued in the Assembly on Saturday.

He added that he, along with other senior members of the party, are going to meet the President in Delhi and explain the situation to him.

Stalin Holds Sasikala Responsible for Jaya's Death

Launching a direct attack at Sasikala, DMK’s MK Stalin said that if Jayalalithaa’s death is probed, she’d be in jail for life.

If proper probe takes place into Jayalalithaa’s death, the person who’s in jail for 4 years now will be awarded lifetime imprisonment.

MK Stalin, Working President, DMK

He added that the “hunger protest which we are undertaking today is not for us. It is against the benami rule established in Tamil Nadu”.

AIADMK MLAs Filed Complaint About Being Caged at Resort: Advocate

Speaking to the media outside the court, Advocate K Balu has said that they “have proof that AIADMK MLAs were kept at Golden Bay resort for 11 days and also that many filed complaint about being caged.”

Earlier, an MLA, who had claimed to have escaped the resort, had filed a case against Sasikala and Palanisamy under three sections, including kidnapping.

Also Read: Sasikala, Palanisamy Booked for ‘Kidnapping’ AIADMK MLAs

There Is No Secret Ballot in Assembly: Senior AIADMK Leader

On Saturday, MLAs from the Opposition and Panneerselvam’s camp vehemently called for a secret ballot in Tamil Nadu Assembly ahead of the trust vote.

Reacting to the request, senior AIADMK leader Panrutti Ramachandran said that secret ballot is against the anti-defection law.

There is no secret ballot in parliament and Assembly; it is followed only during elections.

Panrutti Ramachandran, senior AIADMK leader

While addressing the media, he added that the DMK is spreading rumours on vote of confidence.

Also Read: With a Secret Ballot, Palanisamy Would Never Have Won, Says Stalin