New Delhi: DMK president M Karunanidhi today complained about the seating arrangement made for his son MK Stalin and alleged that his party was 'insulted' at the swearing-in ceremony of J Jayalalithaa as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
An irked Karunanidhi said that Stalin was made to sit 'among the crowd', whereas, R Sarath Kumar, a losing candidate, was allotted seat in the front row.
"Stalin, who has the qualification to sit in the Main Opposition (possibly as its Leader) after (DMK) won 89 seats, was given seat among the crowd whereas Sarath Kumar was seated in the front row," Karunanidhi said in a statement.
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Criticizing Jayalalithaa over the incident, Karunanidhi said DMK was "insulted" in a planned manner.
Stalin, attired in a white shirt and dhoti, was spotted seated in the 16th row at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium, the venue of the swearing-in function, breaking a practice of the rivals keeping away from the other's ceremony.
Former DMK Ministers E V Velu and Ponmudy besides their party MLAs Sekhar Babu, Vagai Chandrasekhar and Ku Ka Selvam were also seated near him.
