"Injustice continues under DMK": BJP's SG Suryah slams MK Stalin govt over alleged custodial death

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 10 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Secretary SG Suryah on Thursday lashed out at the MK Stalin government in the state over an alleged custodial death, and said that the "injustice continues under the DMK rule".
"Another Lock Up death? Injustice continues under DMK rule," Suryah posted on X.
Referring to the recent custodial death of Ajith Kumar, the BJP leader said that another "atrocity" has occurred in the Kolathur assembly constituency, from where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin has been elected.
"Even before the scars of the lockup murder of Thirupuvanam (Sivaganga district) brother Ajith Kumar heal, another atrocity has taken place in Chief Minister MK Stalin's own constituency, Kolathur. Is this Dravidian-style rule?" Suryah asked.
Criticising the police, the BJP leader said that an employee working in a milk company was "illegally detained, tortured and found dead" on Thursday.
"Naveen, an employee of Tirumala Milk Company, was illegally detained, tortured and found dead today on a money laundering complaint. Have the police become a nuisance to the common man under the DMK government?" Suryah asserted.
Questioning the delay in registering the FIR, the BJP leader criticised CM Stalin, accusing him of failing to maintain law and order in his own constituency.
"Why was the First Information Report (FIR) not registered even 12 days after the complaint was filed? How can a Chief Minister who cannot maintain law and order in his own constituency protect the state? Instead of focusing only on his family, he should focus on the safety of the people," Suryah said.
He further alleged that custodial deaths have become a recurring story under the DMK rule.
"Whenever DMK comes to power, lock-up deaths become a recurring story. Corruption and bribery are rampant. How many lives must be lost due to an incompetent administration that cannot keep the police under control?" he lamented.
Suryah demanded that a murder case be registered against Deputy Commissioner Pandiarajan and that this case be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
"Take responsibility for Naveen's death, immediately register a murder case against the concerned Deputy Commissioner Pandiarajan, hand over this case to the CBI and order a fair investigation," the BJP leader said.
This comes as the DMK government in Tamil Nadu remains under fire over the alleged custodial death of Ajith Kumar, whose post-mortem report has revealed about 44 injuries on various parts of the victim's body.
Earlier, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appoint an investigating officer within a week to probe the custodial death of B Ajith Kumar, a temple security guard in Sivaganga. (ANI)