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Monday, March 16, 2009 - 04.46 GMT |
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MDMK propaganda secretary detained under NSA |
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The propaganda secretary of MDMK, Nanchil
Sampath, was on Sunday detained under the
National Security Act (NSA) on charges of
making 'provocative speech' on the Sri
Lankan Tamils issue, during a public meeting
at Tirupur in Coimbatore.
He would be lodged in prison for a year
under the NSA for making derogatory remarks
against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and
calling for a separate nationhood for Tamil
Nadu, among others, an official release
said.
The detention orders, signed by Tirupur
district Collector, Samayamurthy, were
served on Mr. Sampath on Sunday morning,
police said.
On Saturday evening, the Tirupur Magistrate
Court had granted conditional bail to Mr.
Sampath, who was arrested on similar charges
on March 7 and is lodged in the Central
jail.
However, the MDMK leader would not be able
to come out on bail since he has been
detained under NSA, the release said.
The release also warned of "strict legal
action" against persons supporting banned
outfits or act in ways detrimental in
maintaining law and order in the state.
Besides Mr. Sampath, Tamil cinema Director
Seeman and Periyar Dravida Kazhagam (PDK)
leader Kolathur Mani, were earlier detained
under the NSA for making 'provocative
speeches' supporting the banned LTTE, while
speaking in public on the Sri Lankan Tamils
issue.
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