Arrest
The Police went to Karunanidhi's house at an early hour of 1-30 a.m. on June 30 and broke open the door and asked karunanidhi to dress up, when Karunanidhi was asleep in the upstairs bedroom at his house. They cut the telephone lines to the house. Television clipping showed Karunanidhi falling down and being shoved, pushed, beaten and bodily lifted by police officers within the house. Murasoli Maran who went to rescue him was also attacked and arrested when he resisted the arrest of the ex-chief minister. Maran who is a heart patient with a pacemaker had to be admitted to Apollo Hospital after arrest. T.R.Balu and thousands of DMK cadres were arrested. M.K.Stalin surrendered before a Magistrate. Prime Minister Vajpayee condemned the arrest and demanded a report from chief secretary and Governor. The arrest was condemned by all across the political spectrum. It was condemned by human rights groups and even the then allies of the AIADMK.
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