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Tamil Youtuber and propaganda secretary of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) was arrested at Courtallam on Thursday for defaming former Chief Minister M K Karunanidhi by singing a song derogating the late DMK leader during the campaign for the by-election to the Vikravandi Assembly constituency in Villupuram district. The arrest raised the ire of the Leader of the Opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami, who, in a statement, demanded the withdrawal of the case against Durai Murugan and his immediate release and also NTK chief coordinator Seeman. Launching a scathing attack for arresting people who spoke against the government, Seeman sang the same song that Durai Murugan had sung at Vikravandi and challenged the government to arrest him when media persons raised a question on the arrest when he went to honour freedom fighter Alagumuthu Kone at his statue in Egmore on his 302 birth anniversary.

Seeman wondered if it was a crime to criticize Karunanidhi and said that the government had been not taking action against many other crimes like bootlegging and 133 murders in 33 days. Durai Murugan, an aide of his, was being arrested to weaken him, he said. Durai Murugan, whose arrest was based on a complaint filed in Trichy over his alleged derogatory song, was brought to Trichy when supporters of the NTK gathered in large numbers and raised slogans in support of him and urging the government to not suppress freedom of expression.



Earlier, Durai Murugan was arrested in a case relating to his disp.

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