India, June 2 -- A Chennai court's verdict in connection with the Anna University sexual assault case, in which the convict has been awarded 30 years' imprisonment last week, has triggered a heated exchange between the ruling DMK and the main Opposition AIADMK.

Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly, AIADMK's E Palaniswami, has accused the MK Stalin government of rushing the investigation to cover the man with whom the perpetrator had allegedly spoken to during the sexual assault.

A Mahila court in Chennai has sentenced Gnanasekaran, a biryani vendor and DMK supporter, to life imprisonment in the sexual assault case at Anna University, which sparked massive outrage in Chennai.

The court found Gnanasekaran guilty of committing ...