Coimbatore: Tense moments prevailed at Singanallur constituency here on Saturday morning after 100s of DMK cadres were courted arrest for trying to show their disapproval for ignoring MLA N Karthik for all inaugural events of government developmental projects.
Coimbatore: Tense moments prevailed at Singanallur constituency here on Saturday morning after 100s of DMK cadres were courted arrest for trying to show their disapproval for ignoring MLA N Karthik for all inaugural events of government developmental projects.
The irked members questioned as to how could Minister SP Velumani inaugurate road laying works in Singanallur constituency without informing the MLA of that Constituency? Alleging that this is not the first time, MKA N Karthik has been not been invited for several such event.
Hundreds of DMK cadres gathered in large members to wave black flag to Minister SP Velumani to show their dissent.
Upon learning of the incident, the Singanallur police rushed to the spot and arrested more than 100 DMK cadres and thwarted their attempt to show black flag to the Minister.
Enraged by police arrest, the DMK cadres raised slogans against the Minister, City Police, City Corporation, District Administration and the AIADMK government.
This led to a tussle between the cadres and the police prior to the arrest.
All the arrested were taken to a wedding hall in the area.