Freeing Coimbatore blast convicts: DMK’s move a dangerous catalyst for pacifying minorities A video clip of an interview with three people who were convicted and released from jail for their involvement in the 1998 Coimbatore blasts Spread widely on social media. In the interview, they expressed immense gratitude to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government and praised Chief Minister MK Stalin, while showing little sign of any guilt over their actions. Regret. Interim bail.