Madurai, the seat of ancient Tamil Sangam literature is in the news for the proposed statue of Tamizhthai (Mother Tamil) which will soon come up in the temple city. Tamil Nadu chief minister J.Jayalalithaa is planning to build a statue for Tamizhthai at a whopping cost of one hundred crore rupees. The question is, does Tamil need a new symbol, a mammoth statue?
To a layman this judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court is a must read. Students of law believe that this is virtually a crash course in corruption laws. Decided by the Supreme Court, the judgment is virtually a treatise on Law of Evidence, Criminal Procedure Code, Prevention of Corruption Act and Indian Penal Code.