At the meeting convened by the Tamil Nadu Congress President in Virudhunagar on Saturday, Muthuraja, a photojournalist working for a Tamil daily was allegedly attacked by Congress party members for clicking pictures of empty seats at the meeting.
At the meeting convened by the Tamil Nadu Congress President in Virudhunagar on Saturday, Muthuraja, a photojournalist working for a Tamil daily was allegedly attacked by Congress party members for clicking pictures of empty seats at the meeting.
Seeing him being assaulted, other journalists present at the spot rushed to rescue Muthuraja and defended him. The video of the assault had gone viral in the social media.
A scuffle then broke out between the cadres and the journalists which reportedly went until Manickam Tagore reportedly came down from the dais to pacify them. The Congress leader then took Muthuraja to a private hospital nearby and expressed his apologies.
The Chennai Press Club has condemned the incident and has demanded strict action against the party members who attacked the journalist.
The meeting was held to elucidate the Congress manifesto and was led by the President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee KS Alagiri. Manickam Tagore, the party's candidate for Virudhunagar parliamentary constituency and former DMK MLA Thangam Thennarasu.