Despite claims to the contrary, the feud within the DMK’s first family was brought to the limelight, once again, during the submission made by noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani while defending DMK chief Karunanidhi’s daughter Ms Kanimozhi on Friday, in the special CBI court.
Top DMK sources questioned the line taken by the renowned lawyer in the court. Sources added even though it is given that as a lawyer he has to defend his client alone, the line adopted by him has clearly exposed the fault lines within the DMK clan. When Mr Jethmalani claimed that his client was just a minor stakeholder and was not involved in the day-to-day running of the TV channel, it raises another question on what her role in the company has been? Also if the point that she had only a minor share is taken into account, then a question arises as to who is holding major stakes in it? That would inevitably expose Dayalu Ammal, the stepmother of Kanimozhi to the canons of justice, sources felt.
This move is being seen by DMK sources as an attempt to draw the family of Mr Alagiri into the spectrum controversy. Unwittingly or wittingly, Mr Jethmalani has given a handle to Ms Kanimozhi to get even with stepbrothers, Mr Alagiri and Mr Stalin, for not standing by her during this period of distress, sources said.