Justice M.M. Ismail Commission found charges against jail officials during Emergency substantially correct

Justice M.M. Ismail | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives The Justice M.M. Ismail Commission, which investigated allegations of harassment and beating of some Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) detenus at the Madras Central Jail between February 1976 and February 1977,…

Tamil Nadu InFocus | Locked up with seven inmates, Stalin was beaten, harassed, and fed kali

A young M.K. Stalin paying his respects to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Hours after the M. Karunanidhi-led DMK government was dismissed during the Emergency on January 31, 1976, police arrived at his…