salem aiadmk had expelled a functionary viswanathan who was arrested on monday along with his family members in connection with a sexual assault on a 14yearold minor girl and her mother from the party on april 26 when the issue came to light state revenue minister b v ramanaa clarified in a letter chief minister j jayalalithaa who is the general secretary of aiadmk had instructed thta the accused persons be arrested immediately he said party sources also hinted that jayalalithaa has instructed party cadres not to have any contact with the accused persons strict action will be taken against persons who maintain a relationship with the accused in future viswanathan was serving as president of tamil nadu milk producers cooperative society and was an aiadmk functionary in tharamangalam wiswanathan and others allegedly assaulted a minor girl and her mother maheshwari 35 at their home in latchumayur near tharamangalam on april 23 unable to bear the humiliation the victims attempted suicide by consuming poison on thursday later they were admitted to salem government super specialty hospital where they are undergoing treatment tharamangalam police initially refused to register the case when maheshwaris husband murugan went to the police station the police accepted complaint only after more than 300 people laid siege to the police station on friday morning the accused include viswanathans brothersinlaw k munusamy 38 and k seddu 35 of latchumayur near tharamangalam altogether five people including viswanathans wife selvi his father iyyamperumal relatives munusamy and seddu had gone into hiding