Kodanad estate case: At least 1,500 DMK cadres arrested after Raj Bhavan march demanding probe
The protest paralyzed traffic in Guindy and surrounding areas for two hours.
Published: 24th January 2019 02:55 PM | Last Updated: 24th January 2019 03:13 PM | A+A A-
Police arresting protesting DMK cadres near Guindy (Photo | Martin Louis/EPS)
CHENNAI: At least 1,500 cadres of the opposition DMK were arrested on Thursday for staging a demonstration near Raj Bhavan in Chennai demanding the Tamil Nadu Governor to order a probe into the Kodanad murder and burglary case.
The protest paralyzed traffic in Guindy and surrounding areas for two hours.
The DMK Chennai district unit had gathered at Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Guindy near Raj Bhavan, under the leadership of MLAs and district secretaries of DMK Chennai district unit J Anbazhagan, M Subramaniyan and Sekar Babu.
During the protest, they raised various slogans against the Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. The protestors demanded a probe into the Kodanad case and the resignation of the CM.
A minor scuffle broke out following a police effort to arrest the cadres. Though several men were arrested, a section of the cadre squatted on the road demanding they be allowed to proceed towards Raj Bhavan.
