{"id":13082,"date":"2026-08-16T18:26:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13082"},"modified":"2026-08-16T18:26:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:26:57","slug":"tn-political-leaders-condemn-killing-of-three-tamil-farmers-by-karnataka-forest-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13082","title":{"rendered":"TN political leaders condemn killing of three Tamil farmers by Karnataka forest officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133280548,imgsize-1137344,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/in-photo-cm-vijay-dmk-mk-stalin-pmk-president-anbumani-ramadoss-cpm-state-secretary-p-shanmugam.jpg\" alt=\"TN political leaders condemn killing of three Tamil farmers by Karnataka forest officials\" title=\"In photo: CM Vijay, DMK MK Stalin, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, CPM state secretary P Shanmugam\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"In photo: CM Vijay, DMK MK Stalin, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, CPM state secretary P Shanmugam\">In photo: CM Vijay, DMK MK Stalin, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, CPM state secretary P Shanmugam<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu political parties on Sunday condemned the killing of three Tamil farmers by Karnataka forest officials in Chamarajanagar district and demanded a probe into the incident.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Former CM M K Stalin said the shooting was \u2018shocking\u2019 and demanded a judicial probe. \u201cAttempts to protect those who committed the crime should be avoided and the incident should be registered as a murder case, followed by a transparent and impartial judicial inquiry,\u201d he said. Stalin said the TVK government should provide compensation and government jobs to the families of the victims.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>He also took a dig at chief minister C Joseph Vijay, saying the TVK government, which had been \u2018silent on the Mekedatu row\u2019, should \u2018break its silence at least now\u2019 and condemn the Karnataka government. <!-- -->Hours after Stalin\u2019s remarks, Vijay issued a statement condemning the attack on Tamils and demanded a high-level probe.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Karnataka forest officials said the three men were poaching wild animals and opened fire at forest personnel when they were confronted. The forest personnel fired at the three in self-defence, Karnataka authorities said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>However, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss said there was no evidence that the three men were poaching or that an exchange of fire had taken place. He alleged that Karnataka forest personnel were using the \u2018poaching story\u2019 to cover up the killings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>He demanded a CBI probe and Rs 1 crore compensation for each of the three victims\u2019 families \u2014 Antony Raj, John and Kumar. \u201cA CBI investigation must be ordered into the matter,\u201d he said, alleging that the truth may not emerge from the magisterial inquiry announced by Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>CPM state secretary P Shanmugam demanded the dismissal and arrest of the forest officials involved in the shooting. Shanmugam said the three farmers from Tamil Nadu had gone into the forest in search of cattle that had gone missing. He said the allegation that they were hunting was false and that the shooting could not be justified.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>CPI state secretary M Veerapandian also reiterated the demand for a CBI probe. \u201cThe Karnataka govt should register the case as a murder offence and order an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chennai\/tn-political-leaders-condemn-killing-of-three-tamil-farmers-by-karnataka-forest-officials\/articleshow\/133280246.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In photo: CM Vijay, DMK MK Stalin, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, CPM state secretary P Shanmugam CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu political parties on Sunday condemned the killing of three Tamil farmers by Karnataka forest officials in Chamarajanagar district and demanded a probe into the incident.Former CM 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