On 15 April 2023, Congress leaders in Tirunelveli had protested against the disqualification of their leader Rahul Gandhi by sitting on rail tracks near Tirunelveli Railway Station.
Party members under the leadership of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) District President Shankara Pandian came to Tirunelveli railway station to undertake a rail-roko protest.
They went to the third platform where the ‘Antyodaya’ express from Chennai heading towards Nagercoil was there. They sat on the rail and engaged in protest.
Since it was noon and that too with summer sun scorching, the rail tracks became extremely hot. The Congress cadres who couldn’t bear the heat and got up and left after taking a few photos and videos of themselves engagin in protest.
Later, the police officers escorted them out of the station and loaded them on to a police vehicle. Reporteldy, a 120 people were shown to have took part in the protest.
(With inputs from Dinamalar)
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