Arumughaswamy recommends ‘probe’ against Sasikala, Vijayabhaskar, others

The Tamil Nadu cabinet on Monday appointed Justice A. Arumughaswamy decided to seek legal opinion on the report submitted by the Commission of Inquiry, which has recommended an “investigation” against former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s aide VK Sasikala, Shivakumar, and former minister C Vijayabaskar. , former Chief Secretary P. Ram Mohana Rao and others.

The Cabinet, in its meeting at the Secretariat, discussed the contents of the report and decided to seek legal opinion from experts on the recommendations for appropriate action, an official release said.

The cabinet decided that after “appropriate action”, the report of the commission, along with the action taken report, would be placed in the assembly.

The meeting chaired by Chief Minister MK Stalin also discussed the report of the Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry, which has recommended departmental action against 17 police personnel, including some IPS officers, and four officers, including the collector, for police firing. In Thoothukudi district on May 22, 2018, 13 people were killed.

The recommendations have been sent to the departments concerned and once action is initiated, the action taken report along with the commission’s report will be placed in the Assembly, the official release said.

The cabinet also discussed the impact of online gaming, including online rummy, on society and a proposal to bring a law against it. The release said it discussed the steps to be taken towards drafting an ordinance to “ban” online gaming based on the observations made by the court, opinions received from members of the public and experts.

after former chief minister Jayalalithaa passed away on 5 December, 2016, After prolonged hospitalization, the AIADMK government set up the Arumughaswamy inquiry commission, which led to his death. The commission submitted its report to the Chief Minister on Saturday.

The AIADMK government had also set up an inquiry commission headed by retired High Court judge Aruna Jagadeesan to probe the police firing on the protesters. Sterlite Copper Plant in Thoothukudi District,

Following several cases of victims losing money in online gaming, the DMK government appointed a commission headed by retired High Court judge K Chandru to make recommendations for legislation against online gaming. The commission submitted its report recommending a “ban” on online gaming.

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