Summary:
Ruling AIADMK MLA S Karunaas was arrested in Chennai on Sunday over some alleged provocative remarks made at a recent public meeting against the chief minister and police. He had later met sidelined AIADMK leader and RK NagarMLA TTV Dhinakaran, who has also floated his own Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), post his ouster from the AIADMK. DMK President MK Stalin as well as Dhinakaran said Karunaas could have avoided making such remarks but wondered why Raja and Shekher have not yet been arrested. At a recent public meeting Karunaas had reportedly madesome remarks in relation to Chief Minister K Palaniswami andthe police, besides some alleged caste related ones, drawingcriticism from various quarters. While the remarks made by Karunaas can be "critiqued,"why has the police not acted against Raja?.