BJP, TPDK cadres hold protests

Coimbatore: Right and left-wing organisations continued to cross swords over the Kanda Sashti Kavacham row on Friday.
BJP functionaries conducted a protest in front of the party office on VKK Menon Road. The protesters performed kavadi aattam (burden dance) to worship Lord Murugan and chanted Kanda Sashti Kavacham.
BJP urban district president R Nandakumar demanded the arrest of those behind YouTube channel Karuppar Koottam for using derogatory words against the Lord. “They should be arrested and detained under the Goondas Act. The state government should declare Thaipoosam festival a public holiday,” he said.
Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) functionaries attempted to besiege the district police office on Friday, demanding action against those who posted derogatory message against Periyar E V Ramasamy on social media. But a police team stopped them near the BSNL office. The protesters demanded the arrest of BJP member Nanda from Annur, who posted a defamatory message against Periyar on his Facebook page on Tuesday.