Cases had been registered against Dharapuram Naam Tamilar candidate Karthika for incidents including laying siege to a police station during election campaigning and carrying out campaigning along the route taken by the Chief Minister.
Following this, on the 20th, Dharapuram police went to her home in Coimbatore and arrested Karthika, her husband, and several others from the Naam Tamilar party.

Karthika bail
Not only Naam Tamilar Katchi members, but also parties including DMK, AIADMK, PMK, and DMDK had condemned the TVK government over the arrest of Dharapuram by-election candidate Karthika. In this situation, the arrested Karthika has been released on bail today (Oct. 23).
We contacted her and asked about this arrest action. Speaking to us, she said, "On the day I was arrested, early in the morning I heard the sound of the doorbell ringing. When I opened the door and looked, they said they had come from the Palladam police station. I told them, 'Come in, have a seat.'
I wasn’t even allowed to change clothes
They asked, “Where is your husband?” and I said, “He is inside.” Before we could even ask what the matter was, they took my husband away without even a shirt on. I was in my nightclothes (nightie). I wasn’t even allowed to change clothes. Four female police officers surrounded me and took me away aggressively.
We asked, “What is the case, is there a summons?” I have two daughters. When they arrested me, they were crying and wailing. Without even answering them, they took both of us away. When I said, “Wait, I’ll inform my party leader, brother Seeman,” they took my phone and kept it with them before leaving.

There is no truth in the allegations made by the police
First they said it was Dharapuram, then took him to the Palladam police station. They kept him there for 4 hours. They did not allow him to speak to a lawyer or party leaders.
If you read the FIR registered by the police, it is completely a false accusation. We do not accept it. They say we spoke insultingly about female police officers; we did not say anything like that. Even now, as a woman candidate, they are the ones speaking insultingly about me. There is no truth in the allegations made by the police.
TVK government does not even know ABCD
It was only at 6 or 7 in the evening (nearly 12 hours later) that they showed me the arrest memo. When we were produced before the judge, the hearing lasted 6 hours. We have complete faith in the judiciary. We hope they will handle the case properly.
It is blatantly clear that the current government does not even know the ABCD of administration. The prices of all essential commodities, including rice, pulses, and vegetables, have risen. As a result, women, children, and poor people have been severely affected.

They are trying to suppress us
The government buys electricity generated from imported gas at 37 rupees per unit. But they are engaging in corruption by not demanding and obtaining the central government’s share of electricity due to Tamil Nadu. Law and order has deteriorated to the point where 8 murders are taking place within 24 hours. Repression is being unleashed on nurses. Because we have been speaking about people’s grievances on public platforms, they are trying to suppress us.
Arrested only because of the pressure from Sengottaiyan and Chief Minister Vijay.!
We are not people who came from the screen; we are people who came from the battlefields of struggle. We will continue to stand in the field for the people. Seeman brother spoke to me and gave me courage. This arrest action has happened only because of the pressure from Minister Sengottaiyan and Chief Minister Vijay. The people will give an appropriate response to authoritarian tendencies.

Thanks to the political leaders
"For the arrest of me and my husband by the TVK government, various political leaders including DMK leader Stalin and AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami had expressed their condemnation. On behalf of the Naam Tamilar Katchi, I convey my thanks to all of them," she said.
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