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Midnight arrest of M. Karunanidhi

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Midnight arrest of M. Karunanidhi
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Former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was arrested at his Chennai home in the early hours in a case over the construction of city flyovers.

Police arrested M. Karunanidhi at his residence in Chennai in the early hours of 30 June 2001 in connection with alleged irregularities in the construction of flyovers in Chennai. Television footage of the arrest caused a national controversy. Union ministers Murasoli Maran and T. R. Baalu were also detained. The arrest drew protests from the DMK and criticism from the Union government, and the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Fathima Beevi, was recalled soon afterwards.

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