Jayalalithaa questions 'inaction' against VCK leader

The war of words between Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on the LTTE issue continued unabated with the latter on Wednesday wanting to know why the government had not yet taken action against Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol Tirumavalavan for his alleged statements in support of the banned outfit.

Though the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) had been repealed, the Chief Minister was still harping on it and maintaining that there was no legal avenue to take action against the VCK leader, she said in a statement here.

She said the Centre had banned the LTTE under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in 1992 which was being renewed every two years. As per Section 39 of the Act, expressing support to the proscribed LTTE was a crime, attracting an imprisonment of 10 years, she contended.

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