Udhayanidhi rejects drug charge, says DMK set up EB-CID

Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday rejected allegations that the previous DMK government failed to curb the drug menace. He told the Assembly that then Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had merged the Narcotics Intelligence Bureau and the Prohibition Enforcement Department to form the Enforcement Bureau-CID (EB-CID) with the goal of a drug-free State.

Speaking during a special calling-attention motion on the killing of students Amuthan and Dhanush, Udhayanidhi said the DMK created awareness and seized narcotics. He noted that even Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A. Amal Raj, who earlier headed EB-CID, could confirm the data. He also pointed out that 15 policemen who received awards for drug control on Independence Day had worked under the DMK regime.

Udhayanidhi said the Minister in charge of law and order, the Chief Minister, was not ready to respond to the issue.