Letter threatens to assassinate Karunanidhi on Sept 15

KILLER NEWS: The letter says Karunanidhi did not keep up his promises made to police force.

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New Delhi: A letter threatening to assassinate Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter M Karunanidhi has sent the state police panicking.

The postcard received on Thursday evening by the City Police Commissioner reportedly carried the message that Karunanidhi will be “blown up using a human bomb" on September 15.

News agency PTI reports that the card, written in Tamil by an outfit that calls itself Al-Umma-Madhani Iyakkam said that Karunanidhi had promised to relax the age ceiling for recruitment to the police forces from 24 to 29.

However, it was relaxed only for SC/ST candidates, which was "totally condemnable".

The letter demanded Karunanidhi officially declare the relaxation in age during the inauguration of Kalaignar TV station on September 15.

Apart from this demand, the letter also sought reservation for Muslim candidates in the police department and reduction of required height from 168 cm to 163 cm.

"If not, 'Kalaignar' (Karunanidhi) would be eliminated through human bomb," the card, bearing the seal of Peelamedu post office in the city, threatened.

When contacted, Police Commissioner C K Gandhirajan said that investigations were on.

(With PTI inputs)