“ஆளுநருக்கு எதிராக கருப்புக் கொடி காட்டினால் கைது செய்” என்றெல்லாம் மத்தியிலிருந்து மறைமுக உத்தரவுகளை பிறப்பித்து அதனை மாநில அரசு செயல்படுத்துவது...

DMK leader M.K. Stalin strongly objected on June 22, 2018, to state authorities executing covert central directives ordering the arrest of citizens showing black flags to the Governor. Stalin warned that an elected state government subordinating its law enforcement machinery to central diktats sets a hazardous precedent for federal governance. He asserted that the DMK, steadfast in its dedication to state autonomy, will never retreat from peaceful resistance due to fear of detention.

Governor Banwarilal Purohit's district tours had provoked sustained opposition across Tamil Nadu, with political parties questioning the legality of direct bureaucratic oversight. When DMK workers organized peaceful black-flag demonstrations in Namakkal, police personnel detained scores of cadres and remanded them under stringent charges. Stalin pointed out that holding black flags is a recognized mode of peaceful political expression. Subjugating state police to suppress local dissent exposed the AIADMK administration's absolute subservience to central authorities.

Stalin insisted that democratic demonstrations cannot be criminalized through executive maneuvers. He emphasized that genuine public grievances will only multiply if administrative overreach continues unchecked. Stalin declared that the DMK will persistently defend civil liberties, asserting that police repression will never weaken their resolve to protect state rights.