Tamil Nadu CM assures probe into 'Panchami' land issue operated by DMK

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday, October 24, said his State government will conduct an inquiry into 'Panchami' land issue. Speaking to media persons in Chennai, he said: "If the office building of 'Murasoli' newspaper is on the Panchami land, the State government will definitely examine it and take action".

The land which can neither be sold nor reclassified

'Panchami' land is the land that is distributed among the Scheduled Caste people in the State, which can neither be sold nor reclassified. It has been alleged by some politicians that the office of 'Murasoli' newspaper is built on the 'Panchami' land. 'Murasoli' is said to be the mouthpiece of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

PMK and DMK took on each other on Twitter

'Panchami' land issue also cropped up on microblogging site Twitter on October 20 where the State's two political giants took on each other. PMK (Pattali Makkal Katchi) founder Dr S Ramadoss asserted that the site had a hostel for Adi Dravidar students and demanded to know why the DMK President M K Stalin was silent on the issue.

"Stalin is showing only the 'Patta' of 1985 but what about the ownership papers relating to the earlier period? What about the parent document," asked Ramadoss in a Tweet on Saturday.

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'I expect he will accept my challenge'

Responding to Dr Ramadoss' tweet, Stalin said he is willing to show all the papers about the land's ownership for verification including the parent document, provided the PMK president agrees to quit politics. "If Maruthuvar Ayya (Doctor Sir) is really an honest politician, he must accept my challenge and come forward to verify the documents. I am ready. I expect he will accept my challenge and refrain from diversionary tactics to wriggle out in his usual manner", Stalin had said in his latest tweet.

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(With ANI inputs)