Police book Sasikala, Palaniswamy on charge of illegally detaining MLAs
Kancheepuram (TN), February 15
Tamil Nadu Police booked All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham General Secretary VK Sasikala and its Legislature Party Leader Edappadi K Palaniswamy on Wednesday on charges of illegally detaining party lawmakers at a resort in the district.
The two were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pertaining to abduction and wrongful confinement.
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The case was filed at Koovathur police station on a complaint from Madurai (South) MLA S S Saravanan, who has since joined the rebel O Panneerselvam camp.
Last week, while extending his support to Chief Minister Panneerselvam, Saravanan claimed that he had managed to flee from the resort by changing into a T-shirt and shorts.
On February 5, Sasikala was elected as the Legislature Party Leader.
However, two days later, Panneerselvam had raised a banner of revolt against her, claiming he was forced to step down for her.
The AIADMK MLAs have staying at the luxury resort since a week, and many of those who swear allegiance to Sasikala have been insisting they were staying on their own volition.
Sasikala herself had visited the resort thrice to hold discussions with her party legislators. — PTI
