Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin condemned the Union govt for its crackdown on youth activists protesting chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that BJP was attempting to muzzle young voices through “brute force through an authoritarian approach.” Stalin said DMK would also provide legal support to arrested CJP members.In his social media post on Wednesday, Stalin warned that incarcerating dissenting youth will only backfire, catalysing nonpartisan ordinary citizens to take to the streets in defence of democratic rights. “DMK stands fully prepared to extend complete legal aid and administrative backing,’’ he said, expressing solidarity with detained CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das.The remarks come amid rising tensions in the national capital over ongoing demonstrations targeting the leadership of the Union govt and the Election Commission of India. DMK has been supporting CJP protestors in Chennai too and has condemned the TVK govt for detaining protestors here.CJP leaders responded to Stalin’s post, thanking him for the support in arresting CJP functionaries. “Thank you, M K Stalin Sir, for speaking out against the illegal arrest of Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das,” said Abhijeet Dipke in an X post.
