Modi in Tirupur: Vaiko among 400 protesters arrested
A Subburaj | TNN | Feb 10, 2019, 16:29 IST
Vaiko (File photo) COIMBATORE: The Tirupur police on Sunday arrested MDMK leader Vaiko, 40 of his partymen and more than 400 members of various outfits when they staged demonstrations to protest Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here.
They released black balloons to show their protest against the Prime Minister who arrived in Tirupur in a helicopter to participate in a public meeting and to inaugurate a slew of completed projects, including the last leg of Phase 1 of Chennai Metro Rail.
More than 40 MDMK members, led by Vaiko, staged a black flag protest near the railway junction here. They released black balloons to express their objection to Modi’s visit. The police arrested them.
Members of various outfits, including Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK), Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) and May 17 Movement, staged a black flag protest near Town Hall in Tirupur. They raised slogans like “Go Back Modi” and released black balloons. The police arrested the protesters, including TPDK general secretary Ku Ramakrishnan, DVK president Kolathur Mani and May 17 Movement co-ordinator Thirumurugan Gandhi.
Ramakrishnan told reporters that industrial sector was severely affected in the state, particularly in Coimbatore and Tirupur, due to wrong economic policy of the central government. More than 50,000 industrial units were closed in the last five years. Exports from Tirupur was facing a Rs 3,000crore loss due to the demonetisation, he added.
They released black balloons to show their protest against the Prime Minister who arrived in Tirupur in a helicopter to participate in a public meeting and to inaugurate a slew of completed projects, including the last leg of Phase 1 of Chennai Metro Rail.
More than 40 MDMK members, led by Vaiko, staged a black flag protest near the railway junction here. They released black balloons to express their objection to Modi’s visit. The police arrested them.
Members of various outfits, including Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK), Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) and May 17 Movement, staged a black flag protest near Town Hall in Tirupur. They raised slogans like “Go Back Modi” and released black balloons. The police arrested the protesters, including TPDK general secretary Ku Ramakrishnan, DVK president Kolathur Mani and May 17 Movement co-ordinator Thirumurugan Gandhi.
Ramakrishnan told reporters that industrial sector was severely affected in the state, particularly in Coimbatore and Tirupur, due to wrong economic policy of the central government. More than 50,000 industrial units were closed in the last five years. Exports from Tirupur was facing a Rs 3,000crore loss due to the demonetisation, he added.
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