Statue of Periyar found smeared with saffron dye

A statue of reformist chief E V Ramasamy Periyar right here used to be discovered smeared with saffron dye on Sunday by way of unidentified miscreants, drawing robust responses from political leaders in Tamil Nadu. (Report picture)

A statue of reformist chief E V Ramasamy Periyar right here used to be discovered smeared with saffron dye on Sunday by way of unidentified miscreants, drawing robust responses from political leaders in Tamil Nadu.

A slipper used to be additionally discovered close to the statue at Samathuvapuram colony in Inamkulathur right here early this morning, police mentioned, including that a case has been registered for defacing and vandalising the statue.

Political leaders, together with DMK leader M Okay Stalin slammed the incident, the second one such one within the state in fresh
months, after a statue of the rational chief used to be discovered daubed in saffron in Coimbatore.

Locals blocked visitors for a while at the Dindigul freeway, protesting towards the vandalism and dispersed after
police them that motion could be taken.

Stalin slammed the defacing of the statue of the Dravidian stalwart and mentioned other folks will “boycott” such individuals.

Periyar used to be no longer the chief of only a motion—Dravidar Kazhagam — however that of Tamils, he mentioned.

“When are they going to grasp that individuals will additional boycott them in the event that they time and again do the similar mistake,” he mentioned
in a Fb publish with out naming any person.

“Periyar isn’t the chief of only a motion. He’s the chief of the Tamil race. Those that do such issues considering they’re insulting him are insulting themselves,” he mentioned and strongly condemned the incident.

PMK chief S Ramadoss hit out on the defacing of the statue and demanded “robust motion” towards the ones concerned.

MDMK founder and Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko, AMMK chief and impartial MLA T T V Dhinakaran additionally criticised the newest episode of focused on Periyar’s statue and demanded that such components be handled strictly.

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