Chennai: “Stalin is the only political leader in India who shows the MISA scar as an identifying mark, beyond the mole. Stalin was in prison as a MISA detainee for one year,” said DMK legal wing joint secretary Paranthaman.
Speaking to reporters in Chennai about this, he said, “In Tamil Nadu’s political history, this TVK government has earned the distinction of turning a legislative assembly into a movie theater. During every legislative assembly session, when discussions are held on the demands for grants, the established legislative tradition has been for ministers to respond by taking into account the views expressed by the member speaking on that grant demand and to announce new measures.
All the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu who have held office so far would note down everything spoken by the opposition members on the demands for grants related to the departments they held, including the Police Department and the Home Department, and would finally respond.
In the Police Department grant demand, 13 people, including the Leader of the Opposition, spoke. As a Chief Minister, as someone holding the Police Department grant, what did those 13 Members of the Legislative Assembly say? What accusations did they level against this government? In what manner should a reply be given? That was the job Chief Ministers had been doing all this time.
But focusing only on how to trigger the opposition, how to give content to the reels, and how many reels we can deliver, Chief Minister Vijay, unable to answer even one of the 15 questions raised by the opposition leader, ran away trembling in fear.
Without answering any of the questions asked by the opposition, Chief Minister Vijay went and acted out, as if delivering a dialogue he may have prepared himself, in the most intense rage, like a movie climax. What benefit did anyone get from this?
What qualification does Chief Minister Vijay have to speak about MISA? He is showing a different body language. Today, this so-called intellectual and Law Minister Nirmal Kumar says that under MISA, people will be arrested in many cases.
Do they even know what MISA means? Maintenance of Internal Security Act. It was a law enacted to ensure internal security. When Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency, all political leaders were arrested under MISA. How crudely Nirmal Kumar is talking about it.
“You say that women are arresting those involved in crimes, that they arrested people for robbery and theft.” Who can be arrested under MISA? They will be arrested if they pose a threat to India’s security. They will be arrested for reasons such as inciting riots within the country, disrupting law and order, or causing disturbances.
If essential goods are hoarded, they will be arrested. They will be arrested for public order. MISA exists only for such arrests; it is not for cases involving women or for highway robbery, as Nirmal Kumar says. It is disgraceful that a law minister sits in an assembly without even knowing the meaning of MISA.
The Ismail Commission, headed by a High Court judge, was formed to investigate the attacks on those who had been detained and tortured under MISA. This report stated who among them were arrested as accused. It says that Arcot Veerasamy, M.K. Stalin, Murasoli Maran, NVN Somu, and NVN Selvam were arrested. I will provide the evidence.
Stalin has a scar on his hand. In the history of India, Stalin is the only political leader who shows a MISA scar as an identifying mark, beyond a mole. Stalin was a MISA detainee and spent one year in prison.
As the son of a Chief Minister, he was kicked with boots by policemen who had saluted him. He suffered many cruelties in prison. Does anyone have such a history? What history does Vijay have?” he asked.