On Sunday, a commotion erupted during a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam meeting in Chennai attended by DMK MP Kanimozhi, Tamilachi Thangapandian MP, and Virugambakkam MLA Prabhakar Raja after police attempted to detain two DMK functionaries for allegedly molesting a female police constable. While the accused were being detained by police, party cadres surrounded them and prevented them from arresting them, with MLA Prabhakar Raja speaking in support of the accused.
On Sunday, the DMK held a meeting near the Dasarathapuram bus stand in Chennai’s Saligramam neighborhood. MP Kanimozhi, Tamilzhachi Thangapandian, and MLA Prabhakar Raja also attended the event and distributed welfare materials to the general public.
When the event neared its end, two members of the Youth wing of DMK of the 129th ward acted inappropriately toward the lady police on duty. The police officer was seen crying after two miscreants, Praveen and Egambaram allegedly misbehaved with her. When the cops arrested both of them, the party members present at the public meeting got into a heated argument with them.
After MLA Prabhakara Raja, who was on stage, said, ‘don’t aggravate the situation,’ the police warned both of them and released them. While Kanimozhi was speaking about women’s rights, the DMK member’s inappropriate behavior with a female police officer at a meeting she attended shocked many.
Sources also say that the accused were let go scot-free upon the intervention of Virugambakkam DMK MLA Prabakara Raja, without registration of FIR.
Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai slammed the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for standing by and not taking action against the accused DMK youth wing functionaries who molested a female police officer.
Disgraceful state of affairs in Tamil Nadu. Governance is in deep slumber.
Two DMK Youth wing functionaries molested a police constable on protection duty in a public meeting in which MP Smt @KanimozhiDMK avargal participated. (1/2)
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) January 2, 2023
(With inputs from NewsJ)
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