PMK’s top gun before panel

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Chennai: The firebrand face of PMK and Vanniyar Sangam leader Kaduvetti J. Guru on Tuesday appeared before the Commissioner of Revenue Administration (CRA) along with party cadres accused of damaging public property in the aftermath of their party’s April 24 conference in Mamallapuram.
PMK founder’s son and former Union minister Anbumani Ramadoss acco­m­panied him. However, party founder Dr S. Ramadoss, who was also summoned, did not turn up. Meanwhile, the state government is contemplating to wrap up the case within a period of three months or even earlier. 
Sources in CRA, which is the authority in determining the quantum of damage caused to the public properties during the violence, said the legislator J. Guru and his party cadres appeared on the second day of hearing pertaining to 59 cases of damage to state buses in three districts including Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram.  
While a few partymen appeared in person, vaka­lats (written consent of lawyer to represent a person) have been filed on behalf of others. In all, 1,052 cases have been slapped on PMK cadres. “The argument will start soon as the initial procedures are going on. There will be no further hearings this week, as we will record the statements in some other cases. And, we are planning to determine the quantum within three months or even earlier,” an official said.   
“Legislator J.Guru appe­ared for hearing while a vakalat has been filed on behalf of party founder Ramadoss and others,” said PMK sources. Earlier, Anbumani met J. Guru and party cadres who were waiting to appear before CRA.
NSA against Guru revoked
 
Chennai: The Centre has revoked the detention of PMK MLA ‘Kaduvetrti’ J. Guru under the National Security Act (NSA). In a telegram to  TN home secretary, the home  ministry informed on July 1, that following a representation from Guru, the Centre revoked the detention under Sec. 14(1) of the NSA. Guru might be released from the prison unless he is required to be kept in the jail for any other case.
 
Guru alias Gurunathan, arrested on charges of hate speech, was detained under NSA on the orders of  the Kancheepuram collector on May 10 this year. Guru filed a petition in the Madras high court challenging his detention under the NSA. While the matter was pending. he sent a representation to the Centre. The ministry had found no grounds for his detention under NSA.