CHENNAI: In a criticism of the ally DMK's government, CPM politburo member K Balakrishnan has warned that the party would legally challenge any move by the Tamil Nadu government to impose new regulations on public meetings and protests, asserting that the proposed guidelines would curtail constitutional freedoms and set a dangerous precedent.

In a YouTube video posted on Monday, he said the CPM had strongly opposed the State's 24-page draft report circulated at the all-party meeting held on November 6. The meeting, attended by senior Ministers, the Chief Secretary, the DGP, and leaders from more than 20 parties, was convened following two separate Madras High Court directions seeking a framework to regulate political events and recover damages to public property, in the aftermath of the

See Full Page