Chennai: Nearly 50 supporters of Stalin had burnt the effigies of Alagiri at few places of Chennai. The rival of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi’s sons Alagiri and Stalin spilled on to the streets of Chennai with this reaction of Stalin’s supporters.
They were protesting against the reported words about Stalin. The incident followed after Karunanidhi announced at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon that Alagiri picked up a quarrel with him and spoke unsavouary words.
Karunanidhi said, “Alagiri told me that Stalin is going to die in next four months and asked me in that case why should I support him. No father can tolerate this sort of words.”
This prompted Stalin’s supporters, mainly the volunteers of DMK youth wing from South Chennai to burnt effigies. They informed media houses in advnace and carried out protests at few crowded places on Tuesday evening. They shouted filthy slogans against Alagiri.
Meanwhile his supporters also squatted on the roads. After few minutes they burnt the effigies of Alagiri and shouted slogans against him.
Meanwhile, Alagiri at a press conference in Madurai on Tuesday evening denied all the charges against him. He said the party while suspending him from DMK did not mention anything of this sort in its written statement.
Alagiri while refusing to take any questions from media personnel, said, “I wish Kalaignar (as Karunanidhi is called) a long life. My only wish is that we all should die before he goes out of this world.”
Alagiri, who is going to turn 63 on January 30, said he is taking his father’s charges against him as nothing but birth day gift.
Bureau Report
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