Udhayanidhi Stalin dares Vijay to open ‘corruption’ files on DMK

CHENNAI: Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday dared Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to open the files on his table if he had proof of corruption in the previous DMK administration.

Key points

• Responding to this, Minister Aadhav Arjuna remarked action will be taken according to law.
• Responding to this, Speaker JCD Prabhakar remarked remarks produced without evidence would be expunged.
• You are the ones who offered a administration post to an astrologer and then removed him.
• On the live telecast of proceedings, Udhayanidhi clarified that he was not resisted to it, but questioned the circulation of expunged portions on social media.

Responding to this, Minister Aadhav Arjuna remarked action will be taken according to law. Minister N Anand sought the deletion of the word astrologer from Assembly records, to which Udhayanidhi responded, Astrologer is not a wrong word.

You are the ones who offered a administration post to an astrologer and then removed him. Minister Nirmal Kumar, referring to former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, said, Tamil Nadu has already seen a person who wore a yellow shawl after consulting astrologer.

On the live telecast of proceedings, Udhayanidhi clarified that he was not resisted to it, but questioned the circulation of expunged portions on social media. "We are not opposing the live telecast. The deleted portions are going on social media. What action are you going to take to prevent that?" he asked.

Taken together, the developments around udhayanidhi Stalin dares Vijay to open 'corruption' files on DMK point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.