In what seems like the total collapse of law and order in the state, especially in the capital city of Chennai, a six-member armed gang unleashed a wave of violence across the city on Saturday night, leaving a trail of six critically injured.
The most alarming aspect of the coordinated attacks is that they originated in Kolathur – the constituency of Chief Minister MK Stalin, who also holds the Home portfolio.
The reign of terror began around 10:30 PM in the heart of Kolathur, on Sivasakthi Nagar 1st Street. Six men, arriving on two motorcycles, forcibly entered the home of 52-year-old Chandra. In a brutal assault, they attacked her with sharp weapons, inflicting severe head injuries. They then turned on her son, Rajesh, who was in another room, leaving him with deep cuts on his torso and shoulder. Both victims had to be rushed to a government hospital for emergency care.
Preliminary police investigations suggest the assailants were hunting for a man named Akash. Failing to find him, they allegedly turned their fury on the innocent mother and son. Shockingly, it is alleged that the perpetrators were individuals recently released from prison.
From Kolathur to Koyambedu: A Trail of Violence
Emboldened, the same gang then targeted four other men -Karthik (35), Tamilselvan (26), Manojkiran (32), and Vishal near the Girija Nagar main road, leaving Karthik and Tamilselvan with grievous head injuries.
The spree culminated around 3 AM on Sunday near the bustling Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT), where the gang cornered an auto-rickshaw driver and known history-sheeter, Ganesan (38). He was hacked multiple times with machetes and remains in critical condition.
Police, relying on CCTV footage, have identified five suspects: Amavasai, Vicky, Chinna Karuppu, Periya Suruppu, and Jeeva, and have launched a search operation.
முதல்வரின் தொகுதியில் சட்டம் ஒழுங்கு 🙎🏾♂️ ஆளத் தெரியவில்லையென்றால் பதவி விலக வேண்டியது தானே @mkstalin?
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The Unavoidable Political Question
While officials state the motive is under investigation, the political implications are immediate and stark. The fact that such a violent, coordinated attack could be initiated in the Chief Minister’s own backyard raises a fundamental question about the state’s security apparatus.
If the residents of the Chief Minister’s constituency are not safe from armed gangs barging into homes, slashing people on the streets and assaulting citizens with impunity, where is the common citizen to turn for safety?
Critics are already asking if the law-and-order situation has deteriorated to this extent in the Chief Minister’s own constituency, doesn’t moral and political responsibility demand that he steps down from the post?
This is not merely a law and order failure; it is a profound failure of governance at the highest level. The attacks in Kolathur have drawn a kolam (red rangoli) of blood on the Chief Minister’s doorstep, and it is a stain that demands more than just a police investigation; it demands accountability.
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