Chennai: “Around 70 people have been questioned so far and action will be taken to arrest the true culprits,” said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin while addressing the Assembly about the incident of miscreants mixing feces in the water tank of Pudukottai Dalits.
The CM spoke about the issue while responding to the Special Call Attention motion of MLAs on the Pudukottai incident.
On Wednesday, CM Stalin in the Assembly said, "Action is being taken to build a brand new overhead water tank at a cost of Rs 7 lakh. Daily, drinking water is being supplied through lorries under the supervision of a sanitary inspector."
The CM also said that the police have registered a case. A Special Investigation Team has also been set up under the supervision of the District Police Superintendent to probe the case.
"So far, 70 people have been questioned. I would like to inform the House that appropriate action will be taken to arrest the true culprits behind this incident," he said, as per PTI.
Stalin said: "We should remember that in this country, there are still some anti-social elements who are creating divisions by upholding caste and religions." Overcoming such elements, "we should all live as humans with equal rights and be humane."
The CM also said that these incidents are becoming hindrances to social cohesion and unity. He also quoted reformist leader Periyar E V Ramasamy's sayings warning against communal tendencies.
The CM assured that the state would deal with an iron hand against communally divisive, anti-social elements, as per the report.
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Last month, miscreants mixed feces in the water tank used by Scheduled Caste members under Vengaivayal village in Pudukottai district. The incident came to light after children started to fall ill after drinking water from the tank.