After outrage, DMK suspends its cadres for molesting woman constable; gets arrested
As soon as the incident went viral, the opposition slammed the ruling DMK over how the case was handled and stated that CM Stalin only remained a silent spectator
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After the outrage from the Bharatiya Janata Paty, Chennai Police arrested the two Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) cadres for allegedly molesting an on-duty lady constable during a party event on Sunday (January 01). This arrest comes hours after the M K Stalin-led party suspended them from the party on Tuesday night.
The woman constable was on crowd control duty at a DMK rally in Chennai on Sunday when she was allegedly molested by Ekambaram and Praveen, the two DMK workers who have now been suspended from the party and arrested.
The incident allegedly took place at a DMK meeting near the Dasarathapuram bus stand in Chennai’s Saligramam.
During the event, DMK cadres started misbehaving with female police constable. Upon noticing that the lady constable was being harassed, Constable Kesavan intervened while R5 Inspector Thomson Xavier attempted to catch the accused as they tried to flee.
Chennai: Two DMK functionaries allegedly molest woman constable. When the police acted to arrest the involved individuals, other party workers allegedly ganged up to stop them
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"The CM as usual, continues to be a silent spectator to this," state BJP chief, K. Annamalai says. pic.twitter.com/7Nu9DU85fM
However, DMK cadres created a ruckus and officials did not detain the suspects either.
The video of the incident that took place on Sunday (December 31) has been went viral on social media.
As soon as the incident went viral, the opposition slammed the ruling DMK over how the case was handled and stated that CM Stalin only remained a silent spectator. BJP leader, K.Annamalai also took social media and slammed the state government saying, "Disgraceful state of affairs in Tamil Nadu. Governance is in deep slumber. "
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