MK Stalin sees Dalit murder as law and order problem

Chennai: DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin on Tuesday said the murder of Dalit youth Shankar at Udumalaipet is the high point of deteriorating law and order in the state for the last five years.

He said the murder had been committed in broad daylight at a crowded place and condemned the incident. Shankar’s wife, Kausalya had said they had complained of death threats to the police who did not take precautionary measures, he said. Refraining from using the word ‘caste’ in the entire statement, Stalin said the DMK is working for communal harmony among all sections of people. He also said the DMK government set up Samathuvapuram in the name of Dravidian movement’s founder E.V.R. Periyar.