‘Vindictive’ arrest by TVK government was meant to conceal administrative failure, says NTK functionary Karthika

‘Vindictive’ arrest by TVK government was meant to conceal administrative failure, says NTK functionary Karthika COIMBATORE: Minutes after release on bail from the Coimbatore Central Prison, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) functionary and Dharapuram byelection candidate Karthika on Friday charged the TVK government with ‘vindictive’ action with the intent to conceal failure in securing the Cauvery water from Karnataka, in containing inflation and soaring costs of essential commodities, and addressing rising unemployment. Ms. Karthika who, was granted bail on Thursday night by the Judicial Magistrate Court in Dharapuram, and released on Friday morning along with eight other party members including her husband Muruga Chandrakumar, was accorded a rousing welcome by NTK party cadre. Inflation and soaring costs of essential commodities was pushing many into poverty. Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has failed to secure the Cauvery water from Karnataka and Palar water from Andhra Pradesh.