HC stays removal of MDMK office-bearers

Chennai, Dec 25 (UNI) Madras High Court has stayed operation of an MDMK resolution seeking to remove Party Presidium Chairman L Ganesan and Deputy General Secretary Gingee N Ramachandran from their posts.

The interim order was passed late last night by Justice P Jyothimani in his house on a petition moved by an MDMK functionary.

Mr Ganesan and Mr Ramachandran were stripped of their posts following a resolution passed at the meeting of party district secretaries at Cumbum on Saturday. The meeting was chaired by party Treasurer M Kannappan.

The petition was filed by MDMK General Council member and Saidapet Divisional Secretary T Sampath, contending that the Cumbum meeting and subsequent resolution were illegal and against party by-laws.

The petitioner said as per party rules, only the presidium chairman was entitled to preside over district secretaries meeting.

The judge ordered notices to the MDMK, returnable by two weeks.

UNI GV AA MSJ VC1432