NEW DELHI: It's been a long seven months for DMK MP MK Kanimozhi but she had been rarely found losing her cool. Tihar authorities have said she was a model prisoner who always went by the rule book. Yes, there were emotional moments in her stay - she hardly controlled her tears last month when she was denied her bail and certainly her meeting her father, former Tamil Nadu chief minister Karunanidhi in jail and her son had all had been a test of her character. But, she took recourse to spirituality, read papers and watched television and kept herself 'engaged.' "We never had any trouble with her VIP status. She has been one of the most obedient high-profile inmates and has asked for nothing so far, unlike the others,'' said an officer at the jail. On November 3, the 43-year-old Rajya Sabha MP, who is the daughter of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, had wept and hugged her mother Rajathi Ammal minutes after special CBI court rejected her bail plea in the 2G case. According to jail officials, after that Kanimozhi performed her meditations, engaging herself in introspection, spiritual empowerment and dhyan as part of the meditation lessons. These lessons are being imparted by Divya Jyoti ...
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Patiala, January 15 (DNS)- Apprehending threat to his life, Naib Tehsildar Jasbir Singh Walia has demanded security cover from the Patiala police. Walia, who was allegedly assaulted by former Municipal Councillor Gurdev Singh Punia and his men at the Gymkhana Club on January 10, has also demanded immediate arrest of the accused. Expressing dissatisfaction over the manner in which the police was dealing with the matter, Walia said it was really shocking that the accused were still roaming around freely. Elaborating on the matter, Walia, who was discharged from the hospital today, said, “While I was posted in Patiala, I refused to extend undue favours to Punia. After that, he started nurturing grudge against me. I am currently posted at Ludhiana. On January 10, I went to the Gymkhana Club in connection with some work. Spotting me there, Punia and his friends started abusing me.” When he reacted, Punia and his men badly thrashed him, inflicting injuries on him, he added. Though the Civil Lines police registered a case under Section 307 of the IPC against Punia and others, investigations into the matter were progressing at a snail’s pace. “It is beyond understanding why ...
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