A wall poster put out by allegedly by an expelled AIADMK party man here threatening Kannadigas living in Tamil Nadu if the convicted party chief Jayalalithaa was not released from jail, created a flutter and the party sought to distance from the row.
An AIADMK functionary said the poster was put on display without its sanction and stressed that it stood committed to the welfare for all sections of people.
“Warning... immediately release people’s Chief Minister Amma...otherwise we will hold Kannadigas living in Tamil Nadu as hostages,” the huge poster put up in certain locations in south Chennai said on Tuesday.
The poster has the names of Social welfare minister B Valarmathi, Tiruchy Lok Sabha MP, P Kumar, VP Kalairajan, MLA and a party functionary Thousand Lights K.C. Vijay.
AIADMK South Chennai (North) District party secretary VP Kalairajan claimed, “This has been done by an expelled functionary K.C. Vijay. This was done without our knowledge“.
Mr. Kalairajan said the party has ordered the immediate removal of posters in locations wherever it was put up.
“We are guided by people’s chief minister Amma’s lofty ideals to serve people without any discrimination. The Tamil Nadu government is committed to the welfare of all sections of people.”
