Coimbatore: The Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) and 17 other political outfits and various organisations would lay siege to the city police commissionerate here on Sunday at 10am, to condemn the AIADMK government and police for their failure to stop the BJP’s Vetrivel Yatra in the state.
The move comes close on the hells of the BJP announcing its plans to conduct the Vel Yatra in the district on Sunday.
In a press note, Ku Ramakrishnan, general secretary, TPDK, said the Union government’s economic policy has affected the livelihood of people in the country and the BJP government at the Centre has failed to provide compensation to the people hit by the pandemic. The country, he said, has been witnessing price hike, poverty and unemployment every day.
“People are suffering because of the Union government’s ruling. To divert the hate against the BJP, the party is spreading anti-religious messages among the people. Despite the Madras high court denying permission, the party has been conducting the Vel Yatra in the state. The BJP has failed to respect the court order,” Ramakrishnan said.
He also lambasted the state government and police for remaining mute spectators.
The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Dravidar Kazhagam, Bahujan Samaj party, May 17 movement, Revolutionary Youth Front, Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam and a few other political outfits and organizations would join the TPDK to lay siege to the city police commissionerate.
The TPDK had invited media persons to the Periyar Study Centre at Gandhipuram for a media brief on Friday around 11am and stage a token protest. However, assistant police commissioner (central) Premanand and team requested the TPDK and other outfit leaders not to address the media and took them to the Variety Hall Road police station.
Meanwhile, the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) has moved the Madurai bench of the Madras high court, seeking permission to conduct ‘Lord Muruga Yatra’ at Palani in Dindigul district on Saturday. On Friday, hearing on the plea was adjourned.