Palaniswami accuses Vijay of speaking contrary to truth on ‘Gem’ Veeramani’s arrest

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday accused Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay of speaking contrary to truth on the issue of arrest of industrialist R. Veeramani of Gem Granites under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Mr. Palaniswami, who was in the Madurantakam (SC) Assembly Constituency in support of his party’s nominee Kanitha Sampath, wondered why the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government had delayed the arrest of the industrialist, a move that had been carried out at the insistence of a special court. In fact, the arrest had been ordered after a government pleader had sought adjournment on a few occasions and a “further action dropped” report was filed.