Deputy CM must have performed yagna to "escape" from case:DMK

DMK President M K Stalin Tuesday continued to target Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam over conducting a 'yagna' at his office in the Secretariat, saying the AIADMK leader must have performed it to "escape" from a case in the Supreme Court.

Irked over the fresh attack, the ruling AIADMK ridiculed Stalin for raking up the issue, saying it amounted to being "childish."

On Sunday, Stalin had claimed that the 'yagna' (havan) might have been conducted to get the "Chief Minister's post."

Speaking at a Gram Sabha meeting in Karur district Tuesday, Stalin said with the coming Lok Sabha polls, "there are chances that the Assembly elections will also be held along with it."

"Because, the case relating to 11 MLAs including Panneerselvam is hanging in the balance in the Supreme Court. That is why he performed a yagna at Fort St George two days back. He performed it to somehow escape (from the case)," Stalin claimed.

Stalin was apaprently indicating that a possible ...