AIADMK Leader’s Car Attacked With Acid, Party’s Panchayat Vice Chairman Kidnapped

In yet another instance that higlights the plight of law and order in Tamil Nadu, former AIADMK Minister MR Vijayabhaskar’s car was reportedly attacked with acid and a panchayat vice chairman belonging to the party was kidnapped in broadday light by unidentified miscreants.

AIADMK leader MR Vijayabhaskar was on his way to Karur when unidentified miscreants blocked his car at Nagampattti and threw acid. After breaking the windshields and glasses of the car was broken, AIADMK panchayat vice chairman Thiruvika was allegedly kidnapped.

According to reports, Thiruvika had filed a petition in Madurai Bench of Madras High Court against the delay in holding village panchayat election in Karur. The court had given time till 2 PM on 19 December 2022 to conduct the election.

In Karur’s 12 panchayats, 9 members of the AIADMK and 3 members of the DMK were elected. However, three of them later defected to the DMK allegedly due to harassment and compulsion making the tally 6:6. The seat of vice chairman had remained vacant. AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami has alleged that Thiruvika was kidnapped to prevent him from contesting for the vice chairman post. He also alleged that the police had prevented AIADMK councillors from entering the District Collectorate to vote in the election.

According to Palaniswmai, Thiruvika’s son had filed a complaint which the police had refused to entertain initially. However, they’ve now launched a hunt to identify the miscreants who carried out the attack after the incident gained traction on social media.

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