Veeramani case: Stalin says DMK regime did not protect anyone

Former Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Thursday said it was reprehensible on the part of a group to spread false allegations against the DMK in connection with the handling of the child sexual assault case involving industrialist and Gem Granites founder Veeramani. He said no order was given during the DMK regime to protect anyone in the case.

In a statement, he said Mr. Veeramani had been arrested in the case and anyone who had connived with him or sought to protect him should not be spared, even if they held high positions.

“This is the stand of the DMK. The outcome of the case should deter anyone from committing such a crime in the future. It is my wish as a leader of the party, a head of a family and a man with a conscience,” he said.