Justice Markandey Katju acting under force, says DMK Karunanidhi
He questioned Katju’s motives in raking up a decade-old matter
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-07-23 02:11 GMT
Chennai: DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday lashed out at former Supreme Court Judge Markendaya Katju for his allegations on a Tamil Nadu judge, which has put his party under a cloud, and accused him of acting under “indirect pressure.”
Breaking his silence on the issue, the 90-year old former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu questioned Mr Katju’s motives in raking up a decade-old matter and described it as an attempt to “defame the judiciary” despite being a part of it for several years.
“He has been making some allegations for the past two days due to some indirect compulsions. After having been a judge for several years and rising upto the SC and now to level such allegations against the apex court Chief Justices is only an attempt to defame the judiciary itself,” Mr Karunanidhi said in his caustic remarks against Mr Katju.