AIADMK would support TN govt's stand on the matter pertaining to Keeladi excavation findings: Edappadi K Palaniswami
Edappadi K Palaniswami
said that AIADMK would support Tamil Nadu government's stand on the matter pertaining to Keeladi excavation findings.
While addressing the media after visiting the Keeladi museum in Sivaganga district on Wednesday morning, Palaniswami said that archeological excavations in Keeladi commenced when AIADMK was in power. Thousands of artefacts were unearthed from Keeladi during various phases of excavation. It was AIADMK which had allocated funds for establishing the on-site museum in Keeladi.
He said that in 2018 samples from Keeladi were sent to a lab in Florida, USA which had confirmed that the same date back to 6th Century BCE.
"Since AIADMK was not in power, we do not know about the details on the clarification sought for by the Centre from Amarnath Ramakrishna. However, we (AIADMK) would support the Tamil Nadu government's stand on this matter," he said.
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Earlier, Palaniswami visited the house of the B Ajith Kumar who died of custodial torture in Thiruppuvanam in Sivaganga district. He interacted with the Ajith Kumar's mother and brother. While addressing the media persons, Palaniswami said that the police personnel who have the duty to safeguard the public were responsible for the death of Ajith Kumar. Only after the protests by the people and AIADMK party functionaries, the government transferred the case to CBI.
Madras high court also took a serious view on the petition filed by an AIADMK advocate seeking probe in the custodial death matter. Law and order situation in the state deteriorating in the state, he added.
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