Opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin today personally visited and met Vilathikulam DMK MLA Markandeyan, who is lodged in Palayamkottai prison after being arrested in a case for speaking in a threatening manner toward Chief Minister Vijay.
Tuticorin district crime branch police registered a case against Vilathikulam MLA G.V. Markandeyan for allegedly making defamatory remarks about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay at a DMK public meeting.
Markandeyan, who was arrested in this case, was remanded to Palayamkottai prison as per the court order. His petition seeking bail in this case is currently under hearing in the Chennai High Court.
In this situation, Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin personally visited and met Vilathikulam DMK MLA Markandeyan, who is lodged in Nellai Palayamkottai jail. Reports say that Udhayanidhi offered Markandeyan words of comfort.
Earlier, it is noteworthy that DMK parliamentary party leader Kanimozhi met Markandeyan.
