Case against Dinakaran strange, hope its not political witch hunt: Subramanian Swamy

As a case was registered against All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary VK Sasikala's nephew TTV Dinakaran for allegedly bribing Election Commission officials to allot the 'two leaves' symbol to their faction, Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said he hoped that the case had credibility and wasn't a result of political witch-hunt.

"I have to see the FIR because all they have got is some Chandrashekhar and whatever statement he has made. Now it's very strange that they bribed the Election Commission, but got a judgement which froze their symbol against them. I hope it has a credibility and is not a political witch-hunt," Swamy said.

The police had also arrested Sukesh Chandrashekhar, the middleman alleged of striking a deal of Rs 50 crore to help the AIADMK faction keep the 'two leaves' poll symbol. The development came after the Delhi Police Crime Branch recovered approximately Rs. 1.3 crore and two luxury cars, a BMW and a Mercedes, from Chandrashekhar on Monday.

Dinakaran's faction contested on the hat symbol for the RK Nagar assembly by-polls after the Election Commission froze their 'two leaves' symbol acknowledging the split in the party.

The April 12 by-polls were cancelled by the ECI after the Income Tax officials alleged that the Sasikala faction paid Rs 89 crore to voters to buy support for its candidate Dinakaran.