Jayakumar likens Stalin to Hitler

Chennai: Former minister and AIADMK leader D Jayakumar on Saturday likened chief minister M K

Stalin

to dictators such as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and said the AIADMK, would not be destroyed even if “thousand Stalins” emerge.AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam and joint coordinator Edappadi K Palaniswami visited Jayakumar at his residence upon his release from prison. “Human rights were violated by police and they harassed me by taking me around the city for three hours. My supporters and family were devastated. Can this take place in a democratic country? There is a mini-emergency-like situation in the state,” Jayakumar said. In the

Poonamallee

sub jail he was made to lie on the floor and even denied drinking water at times, he alleged.