A woman soup shop owner from Tambaram, Chennai, has attempted suicide after a DMK functionary has stopped her from running her soup shop because she refused to bribe him. Salim Nisha, belonging to Madambakkam is a mother of two.
Nisha owns a soup shop in the area, and allegedly Selvam and Raja from DMK have been threatening her everyday for free Chicken Pakodas. They have also asked her for bribe. Nisha said that because she refused to pay the bribe, the angered DMK members have destroyed her soup shop and threatened her that she will never be able to run the shop in the area henceforth.
Nisha, who lost her livelihood because of the atrocities of these DMK men, swallowed sleeping pills in an attempt to commit suicide. Her family members admitted her to the Chromepet Government Hospital. The victime Nisha said, “I sell soup and chicken pakodas in the evening. That is the only source of livelihood for my entire family. We haven’t eaten for 5 days now because they threatened to kill me if I reopen my shop.” She also named both Selvam and Raja as the ones who have been torturing her.
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