T.N. Meeting: AIADMK MLAs stroll out after being disallowed to boost TASMAC case concern

AIADMK common secretary and Chief of Opposition Edappadi Okay. Palaniswami. File
| Photograph Credit score: B. Velankanni Raj

AIADMK common secretary and Opposition chief, Edappadi Okay. Palaniswami, on Monday (April 7, 2025) staged a walked out together with different AIADMK MLAs, protesting Speaker M. Appavu’s choice to not permit a dialogue on a difficulty he sought to boost throughout the Zero Hour. The Speaker had declined to entertain a dialogue contending the problem was sub judice.

Addressing journalists exterior the Meeting, Mr. Palaniswami stated he wished to boost why TASMAC had approached the Supreme Court docket looking for switch of Directorate of Enforcement (ED)-related instances towards it out of the Madras Excessive Court docket to some other Excessive Court docket.

“Directorate of Enforcement raided liquor distilleries that equipped to TASMAC and stated it had discovered proof that time to monetary irregularities to the tune of ₹1,000 crore. TASMAC had filed a case towards ED raids and one other case alleging its workers have been mistreated by the company. Moreover, one other case was filed in Madras Excessive Court docket that no additional motion must be taken by ED. A two choose bench of the Madras Excessive Court docket had taken up the case however later the judges recused themselves. The Madras Excessive Court docket Chief Justice constituted a brand new bench, which took up this case,” he stated.

“Nevertheless, the TASMAC didn’t need this bench to listen to the case… so that they have made a point out within the Supreme Court docket looking for that every one instances associated to ED be transferred out of the Madras Excessive Court docket to a different State. I wished to deliver this to the discover of the State Authorities nevertheless it wasn’t allowed,” Mr. Palaniswami stated. He wished to boost the problem which is on the minds of the folks.

“When the Speaker and Chief of the Home stated {that a} case pending in courtroom can’t be mentioned, we wished to talk about why TASMAC wished to switch ED-related instances out to different States. We predict the State authorities is scared about media in Tamil Nadu reporting on the case whether it is heard by Madras Excessive courtroom. Whether it is heard by Excessive Court docket in one other State, there wouldn’t be highlight on the case,” he alleged.

Mr. Palaniswami stated, “Once I was the Chief Minister, a case was filed towards me in Madras Excessive Court docket. I confronted it. Did we search a switch of case to different Excessive Courts? TASMAC is part of the State Authorities… it’s not a difficulty of a person.”