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Probe against nephew a smear campaign: DMK minister

Cabinet minister and senior DMK leader Veerapandi S Arumugam alleged that the murder case against his relative was a part of a conspiracy.

Days after he put the state government in a spot by calling on his nephew in jail,Cabinet minister and senior DMK leader Veerapandi S Arumugam alleged that the murder case against his relative was a part of a conspiracy. His comments were published in a vernacular weekly.

Arumugam’s nephew Sureshkumar,vice-chairman of the Salem District Panchayat Union and the DMK secretary of Manamarathupatty Union,was arrested in connection with a murder case in which a person killed six members of his family. Arumugam said the charge was a part of a smear campaign,allegedly led by a local MLA who was once his protege.

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