Aide to pol’s ma busted

THE CARETAKER of a City Council member’s mother has been arrested on allegations he violated a restraining order by leaving a threatening voice mail.

Elliot Tash, 69, lives with and cares for June Kallos, 73, the estranged mother of Councilman Ben Kallos. June Kallos has Parkinson’s disease and uses a wheelchair.

Tash and Ben Kallos have been at odds for years, with their bad blood peaking Sept. 1 when Tash was arrested on stalking and harassment charges.

On Saturday, June Kallos called her son, 37, and wished him a good Sabbath but did not properly hang up, according to Tash’s lawyer, Robert Gottlieb. Kallos heard the greeting and a conversation between his mom and Tash as a voicemail around 6 a.m., Gottlieb said.

“I have got to the point where I don’t want to be the (indistinguishable) that blows his face off. You can’t threaten or coerce him, just have to do it, that’s the problem,” Tash is heard in the voicemail, according to the criminal complaint.

The call was reported to authorities and Tash was arrested. He was released Sunday afternoon from Manhattan Criminal Court with a frail June Kallos at his side.

Gottlieb said the alarming language was not actually a threat and the “blows his face off” line was a reference to not wanting to destroy Kallos’ career.

But a Kallos rep pointed to Tash’s criminal background. Tash was sentenced to 45 months in prison in a federal marijuana trafficking bust and was released in 2005, records show.

“A convicted criminal charged with trafficking 5 tons of controlled substances was arrested for violating an order of protection,” said Kallos spokesman Josh Jamieson. “No one should have their life threatened.”