Police rudderless in the case of blasts: Karunanidhi

May 02, 2014 10:14 am | Updated November 17, 2021 04:59 am IST - CHENNAI

In the absence of the Chief Minister in the State capital, the police force “is directionless and unable to act decisively,” DMK president M. Karunanidhi said reacting to the train blasts at the Chennai Central.

In a statement, Mr. Karunanidhi said the police arrested an ISI operative, Zakir Hussain, two days ago. But even if the police were efficient, they could not take precautionary measures in the absence of the Chief Minister from the capital at this critical time and act with precision. This led to the twin blasts on a train.

 “The police are clueless and directionless,” he said. The blasts could have been averted if investigation was carried out properly after the arrest of Zakir Hussain. The police should take action based on inputs on terror plots from the intelligence wing.  Quoting media reports, Mr. Karunanidhi said the State was reeling under drought and worsening in law and order situation. The power situation was also bleak, he said wondering if the government was functional.

 DMDK founder and Opposition leader Vijayakant questioned as to what the police were doing to avert the blasts even after warnings from Central intelligence agencies. He also wondered why Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was in Kodanadu when the State was facing crisis on multiple fronts.

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