Latching on to the man's claim, MDMK chief Vaiko today alleged that a top police official had a hand in closing the 'murder' of Sadiq Batcha as a case of suicide to shield the culprits.
Vaiko's allegation came a day after one K Prabhakaran, the man from Ariyalur, hometown of Raja, claimed at the Tiruchirapalli Press Club yesterday that he and two others had murdered Batcha in 2011.
Maintaining that Raja had no role in the "murder", he also claimed that he had given this information to Vaiko, who had assured him that he would rake up the issue after the elections.