The Vadavalli police on Saturday booked local administration minister S P Velumani’s close aide Vadavalli Chandrasekar for threatening Thondamuthur DMK candidate Karthikeya Sivasenapathi.
Chandrasekar, publisher of Namathu Amma newspaper and MGR youth wing’s rural district secretary, has been booked under sections 294 (b) (sings, recites or utters any obscene song, ballad or words in or near any public place) and 506 (i) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
Organiser of Coimbatore north DMK legal wing M Sivasuresh had lodged a complaint against Chandrasekar with Thondamuthur assembly returning officer AJ Senthilarasan on Thursday. “I watched a video of Chandrasekar on Facebook, in which he said that DMK president M K Stalin has sent 10 goats to 10 assembly constituencies in Coimbatore. He said that after AIADMK wins the election, the goats will be slaughtered for feast and DMK will realise the power of Velumani,” the complaint said.
“Chandrasekar also threatened Sivasenathipathi in a public meeting. AIADMK functionaries Nachimuthu, Senthilkumar and Kalimuthu threatened and attacked Karunya Nagar police sub-inspector Selvaraj at Iruttupallam near Mathvarayapuram on March 22. We fear that AIADMK cadres may murder Sivasenathipathi. The open threats to the DMK candidate are in violation of the model code of conduct,” Sivasuresh said and sought action against Velumani and Chandrasekar. He also requested the Election Commission to disqualify Velumani from contesting the election.
A copy of the complaint was forwarded to the Vadavalli police, which registered a case against Chandrasekar. tnn