Anna University. File | Photo credit: M. compassion
Members of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protested at the Anna University campus in Chennai on Thursday (Dec 26, 2024) condemning the ruling DMK government over allegations of sexual harassment against a female student. .
Former ministers d. Jayakumar, S. Gokula Indira and P. Hundreds of AIADMK leaders and workers, including Valarmathi, gathered and demonstrated in front of Anna University. After the protestors blocked the road, the traffic was stopped for a while StopHe has alleged negligence in the security of the campus. The police removed them from the scene and took them into custody.
AIADMK general secretary and leader of opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami slammed the state government for jailing his party members. In a social media post, he said the sexual harassment of a student on the Anna University campus was proof that “the DMK is becoming a haven for anti-social elements.”
Citing media reports, Mr. Palaniswami claimed that the accused Gnanasekaran, who was arrested by the police on Wednesday (December 25, 2024), was a DMK member. Photographs of the accused in the company of senior DMK leaders were widely circulated on social media platforms, he said.
“How can anyone believe that CCTV cameras were not working in a premier institute of higher education in Tamil Nadu? Does the DMK government run Anna University with such security lapses? How was the history sheeter allowed to enter the campus? The safety of the students is in question,” Mr. Palaniswami said.
The BJP has condemned the DMK government.
Police also detained BJP workers, led by former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who tried to demonstrate in Valluvarkottam. They were held in a private wedding hall where they chanted slogans condemning the ruling government.
BJP state president K Annamalai in a social media post alleged that the identity of the sexual assault victim was compromised. “The DMK government failed to secure the personal details of the victim as the First Information Report (FIR) was leaked. Chief Minister MK Stalin should take full responsibility for this.
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary TTV Dhinakaran also questioned why the police failed to monitor the activities of Jnanasekaran, an accused involved in several other cases. He requested the provincial government to investigate and take strict action against all those involved in the incident.
published – Dec 26, 2024 at 01:23 pm IST