The protest turned into a significant show of strength, drawing an estimated 12,000 supporters, with many traveling from various districts.
Chennai:Actor-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Sunday led a massive protest in Chennai, seeking justice for Ajith Kumar, a private security guard who died in police custody due to alleged torture. The protest turned into a significant show of strength, drawing an estimated 12,000 supporters, with many traveling from various districts.
Vijay demanded a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged custodial death and criticised the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government for transferring the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Addressing the gathering, the TVK chief accused the state government of hiding behind central agencies. "When in opposition, MK Stalin had slammed the CBI probe in the Sathankulam case. What is this now? Why hide behind the CBI, which is a puppet of the BJP and RSS?" he asked.
The CBI officially took over the investigation on Saturday. The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court also transferred the original jewellery theft complaint by a woman named Nikita - which had allegedly led to Ajith Kumar's illegal detention - to the CBI and directed the central agency to submit a final report by August 20.
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