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<p><b>Chennai:</b> For long now, his detractors have been baying for his ouster on the ground that his Government turned a blind eye to terrorists. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has finally decided to prove them wrong. </p><p>On May 26, he introduced a bill in the state Assembly which many feel is more draconian than the now defunct Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA). The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act, 1998, which will be in force for five years, is a follow-up to the state Government's stated determination to come down heavily on terrorism.<br><br>Among the salient features of the bill is a clause that seeks to stop people from giving sanctuary to terrorists. The bill envisages a fine of Rs 10 lakh and life imprisonment to those harbouring terrorists. Similarly, possession of fire arms or explosives with these intentions will come under the purview of the Act. </p><p>Punishment for these offences are death, life term, fines up to Rs 10 lakh and confiscation of the property of offenders. Ever since the serial bomb blasts in Coimbatore in February and the massive haul of explosives from various parts of the state in recent times, the AIADMK and its allies, partners in the coalition at the Centre, have been putting pressure on the Vajpayee Government to dismiss the DMK regime. </p><p>Karunanidhi has just given the Centre one more reason to not sack his Government for an unprecedented third time.</p><div class="itemcenter"><amp-iframe height="62" title="" width="320" sandbox="allow-forms allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" allowfullscreen src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Findiatoday%2Fbanner%2Fpreferred-source-new.html%3Fv%3D1.014%5Cu0026native%3D1" class="mrBt15 preferred-source-banner"> </amp-iframe></div><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Jun 8, 1998</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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<p><b style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Chennai:</b> For long now, his detractors have been baying for his ouster on the ground that his Government turned a blind eye to terrorists. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has finally decided to prove them wrong. </p><p>On May 26, he introduced a bill in the state Assembly which many feel is more draconian than the now defunct Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA). The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act, 1998, which will be in force for five years, is a follow-up to the state Government's stated determination to come down heavily on terrorism.<br><br>Among the salient features of the bill is a clause that seeks to stop people from giving sanctuary to terrorists. The bill envisages a fine of Rs 10 lakh and life imprisonment to those harbouring terrorists. Similarly, possession of fire arms or explosives with these intentions will come under the purview of the Act. </p><p>Punishment for these offences are death, life term, fines up to Rs 10 lakh and confiscation of the property of offenders. Ever since the serial bomb blasts in Coimbatore in February and the massive haul of explosives from various parts of the state in recent times, the AIADMK and its allies, partners in the coalition at the Centre, have been putting pressure on the Vajpayee Government to dismiss the DMK regime. </p><p>Karunanidhi has just given the Centre one more reason to not sack his Government for an unprecedented third time.</p><div class="itemcenter"><iframe scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="62" awidth="320" aheight="62" amplayout="fixed" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Findiatoday%2Fbanner%2Fpreferred-source-new.html%3Fv%3D1.014" class="preferred-source-banner" loading="lazy"></iframe></div><style>.preferred-source-banner{  margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom:10px;}</style><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Jun 8, 1998</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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Chief Minister Karunanidhi introduces Tamil Nadu Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act

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