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Probe will be completed speedily: Jayalalithaa

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI JUNE 16. The investigation into the killing of the former DMK Minister, T. Kiruttinan, will be expeditiously completed and the guilty brought to book, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, assured his brother, T. Ramiah, today, says an official release.

Mr. Ramiah, accompanied by Kiruttinan's son Tolkappaian and daughter Thema and his son, Nedunchezhian, met her at the Secretariat here.

After the 10-minute meeting, Mr. Ramiah told presspersons that he thanked the Chief Minister for having provided police protection to Kiruttinan's family members. He presented a petition — what was sent to the Government earlier — seeking police protection in view of the ``threatening calls'' they received.

``The Chief Minister told me to convey her condolences to my sister-in-law (Kiruttinan's widow)'', he said.

Replying in the negative to a question whether he discussed politics with Ms. Jayalalaithaa, Mr. Ramiah, himself a DMK member, did not commit himself on the course of action to be taken by ``Tha. Ki. Peravai'', an outfit floated by Kiruttinan's followers, after his death. ``Whether we merge with some party or remain alone will be decided only after a discussion with the supporters''.

Asked whether infighting within the DMK was responsible for Kiruttinan's murder, Mr. Ramiah said ``my brother had no personal enmity with anyone''.

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