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தூத்துக்குடி படுகொலைக்கு நீதி கேட்டு ஐ.நாவில் பேசிவிட்டு திரும்பிய தோழர் திருமுருகன் காந்தி பெங்களூர் விமான நிலையத்தில் வைத்து கைது செய்யப்பட்டதைக் கண்டித்து Peoples' Solidarity Concerns-Bangalore வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கை.
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#ReleaseThirumurugan

This morning,Comrade Thirumurugan Gandhi of May17 Movement has been detained at the Bangalore airport. Com. Thiru was travelling back from a recent visit to Europe, where he had been to address the UNHRC meeting in Geneva, and he was en route to Chennai city, where he hails from.

One may recall that last year Com. Thiru, who is a well known Human Rights defender from Tamil Nadu and the leader of the May 17th was incarcerated for nearly four months last year, from May 29th to September 20th.

We at Peoples' Solidarity Concerns-Bangalore are of the opinion

that this snooping upon him at the Bangalore Airport, is a gross violation of his fundamental rights. Though the police have just mentioned two old cases in Tamil Nadu to arrest Thiru, one wonders why this kind of a commando operation in Bangalore at the early morning hours as

he was arriving here to reach Chennai.

Given the total disregard for law and constitution by the State in general, especially in the background of the tumultuous political situation in Tamil Nadu, where the awakened youth of the state are up against the proxy government there,

this arrest stinks at all costs. Chennai police have even detained Com. Thiru even on flimsiest reasons in the recent times.

This treating him like a common criminal, is Political Vendetta and nothing else. Com. Thiru and the May 17th movement have been in the forefront of many

pro-people mass movements.

Peoples' Solidarity Concerns-Bangalore and Human Rights activists in Bangalore are seeking all possible legal help in this regard. Any immediate legal intervention in solidarity is highly appreciated and welcome.

#ReleaseThirumurugan