This incident caused panic in the Thondamuthur area for sometime.
Coimbatore: DMK has announced Karthikeya SivaSenapathy as it's candidate for the Thondamuthur Constituency in Coimbatore. He is contesting against AIADMK Minister SP Velumani. This has created friction with AIADMK members on the ground.
DMK party members today took part in an advisory meeting at the Perur Pateeshwara Temple while Minister SP Velumani also went in the area to file nominations at the Perur Tahsildar Office. Due to that, AIADMK members were present near the Perur Temple.
But before the minister's arrival, DMK's Karthikeya Sivasenapathy left the temple premises in his car, during when both parties chanted slogans of their parties.
This triggered both party members which soon turned into a quarrel.
DMK Perur members P Annadurai, Thondamuthur South Zone Secretary Mohan, Party members Narayansamy, Gnanavel, Shanmuganathan, Kalimuthu, Vijaya Balaji and others raised their voices about this.
Later both party members dissolved from the area as the minister arrived. This incident caused stir in the area for sometime.