New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today dismissed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's statement demanding his resignation on the ground that he was elected in a "fraudulent" manner in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, calling it a "gross contempt of court".
Referring to her remarks in a press conference here on the issue, he said, "She knows that her candidate Rajakannappan has filed an election petition in the Madras High Court and that is pending since September 2009. Her statement is therefore in gross contempt of court."
The Home Minister said that Jayalalithaa has the habit of "starting on the wrong foot" and "she has always had utter contempt for court proceedings and hence her statement today is not at all surprising".
He said Rajakannappan had also contested the Assembly elections last month and lost from one of the segments falling under his parliamentary constituency Sivaganga.
"Perhaps, she would say that that election result was also fraudulent," he said.
Jayalalithaa was carping in her criticism of Chidambaram while she chose to be soft on the Congress and the central government in response to various questions.
Referring to her remarks in a press conference here on the issue, he said, "She knows that her candidate Rajakannappan has filed an election petition in the Madras High Court and that is pending since September 2009. Her statement is therefore in gross contempt of court."
The Home Minister said that Jayalalithaa has the habit of "starting on the wrong foot" and "she has always had utter contempt for court proceedings and hence her statement today is not at all surprising".
"Perhaps, she would say that that election result was also fraudulent," he said.
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