Dalit priest’s suicide: Tamil Nadu minister Panneerselvam’s brother gets bail
24, Jun 2015
L Saravanan,TNN | Jun 24, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
MADURAI: A sessions court in Theni on Wednesday granted bail to O Raja, brother of Tamil Nadu finance minister O Panneerselvam, in a case relating to the suicide of a dalit priest.
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on June 11 directed Raja to surrender before the sessions court within three weeks and file a bail application. The high court also directed the court to pass orders on Raja’s petition on merits.
Accordingly, Raja surrendered before the court on Wednesday. Later, when his case was called for, he filed a petition seeking bail.
During hearing, the government side didn’t raise any objection to granting him bail. However, the counsel for the deceased priest’s father raised objections.
