On Tuesday, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi had spoken up about Alagiri's "unknown hatred" for Stalin and claimed that the former had even stated that his younger brother would die in three months. "No father can tolerate such words against a son. As the party chief, I had to tolerate them," Karunanidhi had said even as the allegations were refuted by Alagiri.
With Karunanidhi approaching the prime minister seeking additional security for his younger son, sources in the home ministry told TOI that the request was "under consideration". The DMK had pitched for higher protection for Stalin, tipped to be their star campaigner for the Lok Sabha polls, stating that the half-a-dozen commandos currently guarding him may not be able to handle his security at public rallies.
A fresh threat assessment is being made for Stalin, who is already a 'Z' category protectee guarded by CRPF commandos, and, if the inputs were to indicate a higher risk to his security, there was scope for raising his cover to 'Z-plus'.
Z-plus is the highest category of state protection and includes round-the-clock PSOs as well as mobile security comprising pilot and escort vehicles.
DMK workers had taken to burning effigies of Alagiri in view of Karunanidhi's allegations. However, the party on Wednesday sounded a note of caution, with Stalin telling the party workers not to make a big issue out of the matter. He said "emotional" acts like burning effigies challenged political decency and would harm discipline and dignity followed in the party for long.
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