Lending support to DMK MP Kanimozhi at the CBI trial court today are her husband and her mother.

In Chennai, the party distanced itself from special prayers reportedly conducted by a Rajya Sabha member for Kanimozhi's release, terming it as an "unilateral act" which lacked the party's consent. 

Stanley had reportedly conducted a special 'pooja' at a temple in Kancheepuram yesterday, seeking the early release of Kanimozhi.