media by thousands of people. District secretary of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Chinnadurai said that "there is no doubt that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Hindu Munnani are behind this". The Tamil Nadu Untouchability eradication front said that "the incident caused great turmoil throughout Tamil Nadu. But now, the police and the Bharatiya Janata Party are working together to dilute the case". Actor Kamal Haasan urged justice for the gang rape and murder and also apologized for voicing his concerns late. Music Director G. V. Prakash Kumar also urged for the justice for the victims and proper punishment for the criminals in social media. The President of DMK, M. K Stalin came to the village and stated that his party would campaign for a CB-CID investigation. The Manithaneya Makkal Katchi demanded severe punishment for the criminals. Controversy Treatment by police The family believes that one more person has also been engaged in the crime. According to the family, Hindu Munnani 's district secretary is also part of the crime because Manikandan works with him. The family also stated that several villagers alleged that the district secretary already knew about the crime in advance. The Ariyalur Police reported that there had been no proof against the District Secretary while Sasikumar, a family lawyer, asserted that the Hindu Munnani District Secretary had not been inquired at all. Nandini's sister claimed that if the police had investigated properly when their family gave the first complaint their sister will be alive. Nandini's mother claimed that the Deputy Superintendent of Police visited her home on 16 January and ridiculed her and also said that she had not raised her daughter in a proper way. However, a local Sub inspector told that the accused is closely linked to Hindu Munnani's district secretary who is renowned for his rowdyism. They instigate violence during church services on the excuse of defending the Hindus. As a consequence of their background of violence, they needed to deal sensitively with the situation in order to prevent more turmoil. Court verdicts In April 2017, the High Court of Madras ordered Criminal Investigation Department (India) (CB-CID) to examine the crime. Justice R. Mahadevan, gave the directive after seeing the girl's mother's original criminal complaint. In April 2019, the Madras High Court declined to transfer the gang rape case to the CB-CID. Justice G. K. Ilanthiraiyan, instructed the police to apply Section