The video of the DMK Town Panchayat President assaulting a police officer who was recording their atrocities of removing the BJP and VHP flagpoles went viral on social media.
Vishwa Prakash, the Town Panchayat President in Periyanayakanpalayam, is also the DMK Town Secretary in Coimbatore. On September 20, he and his gang demolished the BJP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad flagpoles in Kasturipalayam, which falls under the jurisdiction of Periyanayakanpalayam municipality. He threatened to kill those who tried to intervene and assaulted the police officer who was recording their atrocities.
The Periyanayakanpalayam police have charged Vishwa Prakash and his supporters with various offenses, including death threats to a police officer. However, fearing arrest by the Coimbatore police, Vishwa Prakash obtained anticipatory bail in the case.
தி.மு.க ரவுடிகளின் அத்து மீறல்…!!
இதுபோன்ற சாதனைகளை மக்கள் எந்த அரசிலும் பார்த்ததில்லை.., போலீஸ்காரரை கூட விட்டு வைக்கவில்லை…!! #DMKFailsTN @BJP4TamilNadu @arivalayam pic.twitter.com/utc6Zs84aG— Hemalatha Ganesan (@Hemaganesanbjp) November 15, 2022
The BJP has demanded that Town Panchayat President Vishwa Prakash be arrested immediately for attempting to attack police officers. Coimbatore North District BJP leader Sangeeta said, “DMK has set a wrong precedent by attacking a police officer on duty who is responsible for providing protection to the public. Vishwaprakash, the municipal president who tried to attack, should be arrested immediately. If not, we will consult with the state leadership and hold a protest soon.”
(with inputs from Dinamalar)
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