Chennai sources stated that Karunas, also a well known actor and founder of a small outfit, was picked up from his house Sunday morning by a special team. Accordingly the Tiruvadanai legislator was earlier booked under various sections of the IPC for criminal conspiracy, promoting enmity, promoting disharmony, attempt to murder and issuing death threats.
Meanwhile when speaking at an agitation in Chennai organized by his party Mukkulathor Puli Padai, Karunas had made abusive remarks against the chief minister and even dared a police official to remove his uniform and come and fight him and moreover he also issued a threat against the police officer. Furthermore in a 47 minute long speech, the video of which has gone viral on the social media, Karunas claimed that though he belongs to the Mukkulathors community, commonly known as Thevars, his loyalties stand with the Sasikala camp.
Moreover when following the controversial speech, V G Narayanan of the
Hindu Makkal Munnani had filed a complaint with Chennai Commissioner A K
Viswanathan. He told a news channel that
“He expressed his deep regret if whatever he spoke in anger over what has
happened has hurt anyone. He will make sure it doesn't happen again and as far
as he is concerned, he only spoke about the demands of my community. Further it
is not his intention to demean and speak ill of others”.
