▁and ▁the ▁D h aya ▁Cy ber ▁Te ch ▁Park ▁land ▁grab ▁case . ▁He ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁party ▁strong ▁man ▁in ▁Southern ▁districts ▁of ▁Mad ur ai . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁various ▁cl ash es ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁between ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁the ▁ones ▁of ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁M . K . St alin ▁over ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁succession ▁and ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁accused ▁to ▁indu cing ▁his ▁strong men ▁in ▁the ▁party , ▁who ▁otherwise ▁have ▁criminal ▁cases ▁against ▁them . ▁Az h ag iri ▁is ▁alleg ed ▁of ▁inst ig ating ▁the ▁attacks ▁of ▁popular ▁T amil ▁newspaper ▁Din am al ar ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁when ▁the ▁daily ▁published ▁a ▁criticism ▁about ▁him . ▁ ▁T . ▁Kir utt in an ▁case ▁Az h ag iri ▁was ▁accused ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁consp ir ator ▁in ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁High ways ▁Minister , ▁Pas um pon ▁T . ▁Kir utt in an , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Kir utt in an ▁was ▁hack ed ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁un ident ified ▁men ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁morning ▁walk ▁near ▁his ▁residence ▁in ▁K K ▁Nag ar , ▁Mad ur ai . ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁Az h ag iri ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁consp iring ▁the ▁murder ▁due ▁to ▁int ra - party ▁conflict , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁accused , ▁namely ▁P . M . ▁Mann an ▁who ▁later