Published 18:36 IST, December 30th 2019
DMK Chief MK Stalin meets protesters who were detained for drawing 'kolams'
DMK Chief met the protestors on Monday morning at Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters and he took a jibe at ruling AIADMK, calling them bonded labourers.
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M K Stalin met the eight people who were detained by Chennai police for drawing kolams at Besant Nagar in Chennai on Sunday morning. The DMK President met the protestors on Monday morning at Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters.
Stalin meets protestors
Stalin posted pictures of the meeting on Twitter and said that the protestors detained were sued by the State government for a peaceful protest. He took the opportunity to once again attack the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), saying that they were slaves of the BJP.
மாவுக்கோலத்தால் கூட மத்திய அரசு காயம்படக் கூடாது எனக் காக்கும் கொத்தடிமை அதிமுக அரசால் வழக்குப் பதிவு செய்யப்பட்ட இளைய சமுதாயத்தினர் என்னை சந்தித்தனர்.
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) December 30, 2019
ஒரு கோலத்தை அழிக்க இந்த அலங்கோல ஆட்சி முயன்றது. இதோ தமிழ்நாடே போர்க்கோலம் வரைகிறது!
எடப்பாடி அரசுக்கு நன்றி! #DMKkolamProtest pic.twitter.com/qEx1Zx1Qvm
On Sunday morning, Chennai police detained eight people - five young women and three lawyers who had come to help them for drawing anti-CAA kolams in Besant Nagar. Those detained were charged under IPC Sections 143 (Unlawful assembly) and 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) were filed against them. The police said they did not have permission to protest and released them after 10 am.
The arrest lead to an outrage by citizens as well as members of politicals parties. DMK members MK Stalin and Kanimozhi, MDMK leader Vaiko and MMK leader M.H. Jawahirullah all spoke up against the move by the government, with Stalin saying, "The anarchy of the state is increasing day by day."
Later in the day, the DMK decided to raise the agitation against the government and asked it's Women's Wing members to draw kolams (rangoli) outside their homes with slogans against the controversial law and National Register of Citizens on December 30.
#NRC_CAA_Protests எங்கள் இல்லத்தில்.. pic.twitter.com/e7nZ13YLPZ
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) December 30, 2019
Kolams were spotted outside Stalin and Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi's houses on Sunday evening as well.
The DMK has been protesting intensely against the CAA and even opposed it in the Parliament, saying that it is discriminatory in nature and is thus against the Constitution of India.
18:36 IST, December 30th 2019