SP Velumani and cadre who staged protest in Coimbatore booked under three sections

The Race Course police in Coimbatore have booked Ex Minister SP Velumani, and a section of AIADMK functionaries under three sections, 143, 341, 269, for staging protests flouting the Covid rules.


Coimbatore: Former Minister SP Velumani and a section of AIADMK members have been booked for staging protests violating Covid rules.

As many as eight MLAs including former Minister S P Velumani were booked for protesting in Coimbatore. The former AIADMK Minister Jayakumar was arrested and imprisoned in connection with the attack on a DMK worker in Chennai during elections. He has also been arrested in a further case for allegedly acquiring assets worth Rs 5 crore.

Protests were held across Tamil Nadu to protest against the arrest of former minister Jayakumar on Monday and as a part, a protest was held in Coimbatore led by Ex-Minister SP Velumani. More than 1,000 people, including MLAs, former MLAs, participated in the protest.



The Race Course police registered a case under sections 3 of the Indian Penal Code (143), (341) (269) against AIADMK functionaries including Velumani, Legislators Amman K Arjunan, PRG Arun Kumar, Jayaram, Kandasamy, Selvaraj, Damothiran, Amul Kandasamy, and AIADMK spokesperson Kalyanasundaram for staging protests flouting the Covid rules.

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