Breach of privilege against Karunanidhi rejected

Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker R Avudaiappan today rejected a breach of privilege raised against Chief Minister M Karunanidhi by an AIADMK legislator "for violating the oath of secrecy."

Badar Sayeed, in her notice, contended that Karunanidhi had "divulged vital Government secrets relating to state administration, by exhibiting them to the audience at a public meeting held at Chepauk on August 6 last."(more...)