“Those Involved Will Be Brought Before Law”: MK Stalin After Meeting Armstrong’s Wife

After meeting the wife of murdered Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong, Chief Minister MK Stalin today assured her, “those who are involved in the evil act of murder will be brought before the law and get severe punishment”.

Earlier, the chief minister has ordered an investigation into the incident, which took place on Friday evening near Perambur in Chennai. Following the killing of the BSP chief by a gang of six unidentified assailants, supporters had taken to streets demanding justice and calling the incident a “planned murder.”

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Taking to his social media platform, the chief minister stated that his government is determined to “find and punish whoever is behind the crime of murder.”

“Visited Bahujan Samaj Party State President Armstrong’s residence and paid tribute to his portrait, his bereaved wife, the chief minister said, expressing his “deepest condolences to Porkodi and the family.”

“It is a government for all. A government that embraces everyone and protects the welfare of the poor will surely uphold justice! The police will carry out their duty without bias!,” MK Stalin wrote on X after the meeting.

பகுஜன் சமாஜ் கட்சியின் மாநிலத் தலைவர் ஆம்ஸ்ட்ராங் அவர்களது மறைவையொட்டி, அவரது இல்லத்துக்குச் சென்று அவரது திருவுருவப்படத்துக்கு அஞ்சலி செலுத்தி, துயரில் வாடும் அவரது மனைவி திருமதி. பொற்கொடி அவர்களுக்கும் குடும்பத்தாருக்கும் எனது ஆழ்ந்த இரங்கலையும் ஆறுதலையும் தெரிவித்தேன்.

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— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) July 9, 2024

According to the police, the incident was retaliation for the killing of gangster Arcot Suresh last year. However, the activists and associates of the BSP leader have alleged a deeper conspiracy behind the killing.

The police have said that they are also looking into the alleged feud between Suresh and Armstrong to uncover the background.

Police are also investigating the sources linked to the political heavyweights involved in the Aarudhra gold scam, according to a report by The Week, citing unknown sources.

Notably, Armstrong was only accompanied by two people from his apartment in Ayanavaram to the house construction site when he was killed, and usually over ten people were around him. He also possesses a licensed gun for his safety, but on the day, he reportedly left the gun at home, which he usually carried, as per a report by The New Minute.