Chennai: MK Stalin, former Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was released after being in police custody for a brief spell in Chennai for leading a demonstration attended by nearly 3000 people. The police say that Mr Stalin did not have permission for his gathering.
Several other party leaders including actor Khushboo were also arrested with Mr Stalin and were subsequently released.
The DMK is holding protests across the state against what it describes as the government's vendetta. In the last few weeks, several politicians close to DMK chief M Karunanidhi have been arrested on charges that include land-grabbing.
"Let the Tamil Nadu government probe from 2001. Land grabbing by AIADMK leaders will come to light," said Mr Stalin who is Mr Karunanidhi's younger son.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, meanwhile, denied the charge that she had unleashed "vendetta politics" against Mr Karunanidhi's partymen, saying that police were acting on "genuine complaints filed by persons with no political backing."
"Land grab complaints had been filed during previous DMK regime also by affected persons but no action was taken then.
After AIADMK government took over, victims began thronging police stations and seeing cases swelling in this connection, a special cell was formed to handle them," she said.
"Therefore, this cannot be described as vendetta politics," she said.
"We are not avenging anyone. The police are taking action on complaints," she said.
The DMK lost the elections in May, which led to Mr Karunanidhi being replaced as Chief Minister by J Jayalalithaa.
Last week, senior police officers seen as DMK loyalists were raided.
The DMK and Jayalalithaa's AIADMK share a long and vicious history of political rivalry, manifested regularly through court and police cases against each other.
Several other party leaders including actor Khushboo were also arrested with Mr Stalin and were subsequently released.
The DMK is holding protests across the state against what it describes as the government's vendetta. In the last few weeks, several politicians close to DMK chief M Karunanidhi have been arrested on charges that include land-grabbing.
"Let the Tamil Nadu government probe from 2001. Land grabbing by AIADMK leaders will come to light," said Mr Stalin who is Mr Karunanidhi's younger son.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, meanwhile, denied the charge that she had unleashed "vendetta politics" against Mr Karunanidhi's partymen, saying that police were acting on "genuine complaints filed by persons with no political backing."
"Land grab complaints had been filed during previous DMK regime also by affected persons but no action was taken then.
After AIADMK government took over, victims began thronging police stations and seeing cases swelling in this connection, a special cell was formed to handle them," she said.
"Therefore, this cannot be described as vendetta politics," she said.
"We are not avenging anyone. The police are taking action on complaints," she said.
The DMK lost the elections in May, which led to Mr Karunanidhi being replaced as Chief Minister by J Jayalalithaa.
Last week, senior police officers seen as DMK loyalists were raided.
The DMK and Jayalalithaa's AIADMK share a long and vicious history of political rivalry, manifested regularly through court and police cases against each other.
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