Justice K. Chandru: KGK: A Magic Acronym
Channel: KG Kannabiran Lectures
Date: 2020-12-06

Keywords: POTA; judicial accountability; encounter killings; state violence

Title: Justice K. Chandru: KGK: A Magic Acronym

Description: Justice K. Chandru, recalling his association with KG Kannabiran, speaks on advocates’ strikes, violence against political dissenters in Tamil Nadu during Emergency, encounter killings by the police and the incident of police violence against human rights defenders in which Justice VM Tarkunde and KG Kannabiran were injured and detained in a police station in Madurai.  He reflects on their work together in the campaign for the impeachment of Justice V. Ramaswami, the Sri Lankan peace accord and the campaign for the repeal of POTA.