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The DMK chief's intervention comes amid a political row over the Delhi Police's preventive action against activists associated with the Cockroach Janta Party.
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Moneycontrol•14-10-2026, 12:19
DMK Backs Detained CJP Activists and Offers Legal Help
  • •DMK president MK Stalin criticised the BJP over the preventive detention of Cockroach Janta Party activists Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das by Delhi Police.
  • •Stalin questioned the government's approach to dissent, asking how many young voices the BJP can attempt to silence through arrests.
  • •The DMK offered full legal assistance and representation to support the detained activists as the matter progresses.
  • •Stalin warned that police action against protesters could spark wider public mobilisation and bring ordinary citizens to the streets.

Key Questions Answered

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were placed under preventive arrest by Delhi Police.

DMK president M.K. Stalin criticized the BJP over the detentions, offered legal assistance and representation to the activists, and warned that police action could mobilize ordinary citizens to take to the streets.

CJP leader Saurav Das previously claimed that the government was planning to arrest party leaders including himself and Ashutosh Ranka ahead of protests, asserting that young generations would not tolerate such dictatorial actions.