DMK stage walkout in TN Assembly

chennai: dmk mlas walked out of the tamil nadu assembly on tuesday when the commercial taxes minister, c v shanmugham, made a series of corruption charges against the previous dmk regime. the treasury benches including some ministers heckled and jeered as the dmk men, led by former public works minister,durai murugan, trooped out of the house. in the din that followed, dmk men made some remarks, which could not be heard, but the speaker, k kalimuthu, ordered their expunction, on the request of the leader of the house and finance minister,c ponnaiyan.the furore started when shanmugham said the previous dmk regime had imposed 'uniform tax' on 40 commodities, succumbing to the pressures of the central government. at this stage, durai murugan, sought the permission of the chair to make a clarification, but kalimuthu said he would get an opportunity after the minister finished his reply. as durai murugan was insisting on having his say, he was supported by his party colleagues, but the ruling party members booed and jeered the dmk men. durai murugan then led his partymen out.