Chennai, Oct. 6 -- Describing as a 'Shameful act', the attack on Chief Justice ofIndia (CJI) B R Gavai inside the Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu Chief Miniser M K Staintoday strongly condemned it and said this attack on the highest judicial office ofdemocrcy should not be taken lightly.
In a social media post, Mr Stalin said the manner in which the CJI responded withgrace, calm and magnanimity shows the strength of the institution.
Howeover, that cannot make us take the incident lightly, he said.
The reason revealed by the attacker for his act showed how deeply the oppressiveand hierarchical mindset still lingers in the society, he said and stressed the needfor nurturong a culture that respects and protects the country's institutions, whilede...