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Dinakaran committed a fraud on constitution: Swamy

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI APRIL 22. The AIADMK MP, T.T.V. Dinakaran ``committed a fraud on the Indian Constitution'' by continuing to be a permanent resident of Singapore even after having been elected MP, claimed the Janata Party president, Subramanian Swamy, in the Madras High Court today.

Dr. Swamy moved the court with a plea that Mr. Dinakaran be disqualified from being a member of XIII Lok Sabha representing Periyakulam, on the ground that he was a permanent resident of Singapore and was not entitled to be considered an `ordinary citizen' of India. As interim relief, Dr. Swamy prayed for an injunction restraining Mr. Dinakaran from participating in parliamentary proceedings.

When the matter came up before the First Bench, comprising the Chief Justice, B. Subhashan Reddy, and Justice F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla, the Janata Party leader said Mr. Dinakaran had filed an affidavit before the Foreign Exchange Regulatory Act Appellate Board stating no Indian law would be applicable to him as he was a permanent resident of Singapore.

Alleging that the AIADMK had paid $ 1 million for getting him permanent residentship in Singapore, Dr. Swamy said "if one is a permanent resident of Singapore, he cannot be a voter in India. If his name is found in the voter list, it is by fraud or by misrepresentation of facts."

Then, on request from counsel for Mr. Dinakaran, the matter was posted to April 24 for further hearing.

Plea dismissed

Later, the Bench later dismissed another petition from an advocate, Mazhaimeni Pandian, seeking to withdraw the Z-category security for Dr. Swamy.

"Taking into account the contents (of the State and Central Government counter-affidavits) with regard to the threat perception, it is not within the domain of this court to entertain this type of petition," the First Bench said.

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