Two AIADMK functionaries were stabbed and seriously injured in Coimbatore’s Singanallur–Ondipudur Sungam Ground area after they allegedly questioned a group of men for consuming alcohol in a public place, in an incident that has triggered political reactions and a police manhunt.
According to reports, the incident stemmed from an altercation that took place a few days earlier near the AIADMK forum office in the locality. Three men were allegedly sitting there consuming alcohol in public and creating a nuisance while using abusive language. As several women were present in the area at the time, Coimbatore City 56th Ward AIADMK Circle Secretary Suresh and AIADMK Pasarai District Joint Secretary Eesha Senthil intervened and questioned the men, warning them against such behaviour.
Police said the trio allegedly nursed a grudge over being confronted. On the day of the incident, they reportedly returned to the AIADMK office premises and picked a heated argument with Suresh and Eesha Senthil. During the altercation, the assailants allegedly took out a concealed knife and stabbed both functionaries in multiple parts of their bodies before fleeing the scene.
Hearing the screams of the injured men, members of the public rushed to the spot, rescued them, and admitted them to a hospital for treatment.
On receiving information, Singanallur constituency MLA KR Jayaram and North constituency MLA Amman Arjunan visited the hospital and inquired with doctors about the condition of the injured.
Based on a complaint, Singanallur police registered a case and launched an investigation. During preliminary inquiries, the accused were identified as Thambidurai, Anish, and Murugesan, all residents of the Singanallur area. Police have launched a search operation and are intensively tracking the three absconding suspects.
Edappadi K Palaniswami Condemns Incident
Condemning the inciden, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami wrote on his official X handle: “In Coimbatore City district, near Singanallur, at Ward No. 56, Sungam area, five days ago, some individuals were consuming alcohol in a public place.
AIADMK circle secretary Mr. Sureshkumar had advised them not to drink alcohol there. Subsequently, on the night before last (09.02.2026) at around 8:30 pm, while he was attending to party work at the party office, a gang of five persons entered the premises armed with knives and sickles and carried out a murderous assault. The news of this incident is shocking.
In this attack, Circle Secretary Sureshkumar, Coimbatore City District Pasarai Joint Secretary Mr. Eesa D. Senthil, and members of the public who intervened to stop the assault sustained grievous injuries.
The only reason criminals have become so emboldened as to enter the office of the principal opposition party and attack party functionaries is the ineffective DMK government and its puppet Chief Minister, who lack the ability to maintain law and order.
I strongly condemn the MK Stalin-led DMK government, which has turned Tamil Nadu into a haven and paradise for criminals and drug addicts.
I urge the negligent DMK government to take strict legal action against all the culprits who carried out this murderous attack on party members and the public.”
கோவை மாநகர் மாவட்டம், சிங்காநல்லூர் அருகே உள்ள ஒண்டிப்புதூர்
வார்டு எண். 56, சுங்கம் பகுதியில் கடந்த
5 நாட்களுக்கு முன்பு பொது வெளியில் மது அருந்திக்கொண்டிருந்த நபர்களை,இங்கு மது அருந்தக்கூடாது என அறிவுறுத்திய @AIADMKOfficial வட்டச் செயலாளர் திரு. சுரேஷ்குமார் அவர்களை,…
— Edappadi K Palaniswami-SayYEStoWomenSafety&AIADMK (@EPSTamilNadu) February 11, 2026
Police investigations into the stabbing incident are ongoing.
Source: ABP Live Tamil
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