A local BJP functionary was found murdered in Nagapattinam district on Monday. His body, with grievous injuries, was found floating in a lake near Kameswaram.
The police identified the victim as Senthil Kumar, the district unit president of the Unorganised Labourers Wing of the BJP.
The police suspect that unidentified persons hacked Senthil Kumar and threw his body into the lake.
However, the motive behind the murder is yet to be established, the police sources said.
Tension in Velankanni
The news of the murder caused tension in the Velankanni area on Monday morning.
The Keezhaiyur police, who registered a case, took possession of the body. They sent it for a post-mortem to the Nagapattinam Government Hospital later in the day.