Emergency meeting of DMK executive underway

An emergency meeting of the

executive of UPA's key ally DMK is underway here today to

discuss ways to counter the AIADMK government's move to slap

cases against its leaders.Ever since the Jayalalithaa government stormed to power

in May 2011, several DMK leaders and former Ministers, besides

sitting MLAs, have been facing the heat with land grab and

disproportionate assets cases filed against them.DMK has maintained that many cases were foisted ones.Cases were recently slapped against former Minsters K Ponmudy

and K N Nehru. Karunanidhi's grandson Dayanidhi Alagiri is

also in the dock over alleged illegal granite mining scam in

Madurai.The party had earlier conducted a series of protests on

the issue.Today's meeting, chaired by party chief M Karunanidhi,

was attended among others by his sons Union minister M K

Alagiri and M K Stalin.