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Petrol Bomb Hurled At Chennai’s Veerabhadra Swamy Temple

November 10, 2023
The Commune

The news about the petrol bomb attack at the Tamil Nadu Governor’s residence has hardly cooled down that yet another petrol bomb attack comes in the news.

This time, the attack took place at a temple in Chennai. A 38-year-old man, identified as Murali Krishnan, hurled a petrol bomb at the Veerabhadra Swamy Temple in Kothavalchavadi, Chennai, causing panic and shock. The temple, located on Govindappa Nayakkar Street, witnessed the disturbing event as Murali Krishnan, reportedly under the influence of alcohol, engaged in a dispute in front of the temple.

In a state of intoxication, Murali Krishnan brandished a petrol bomb, prompting the temple priest to raise an alarm and flee. Subsequently, Murali Krishnan threw the petrol bomb at the temple, leading to an explosion outside the premises. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident.

Upon receiving information about the incident, the police arrived at the scene, apprehending Murali Krishnan, who was heavily intoxicated at the time of his arrest. During the police interrogation, Murali Krishnan claimed that he had been praying to the deity at the temple for the past four years but felt unanswered. In a fit of anger, he admitted to throwing the petrol bomb.

Murali Krishnan, known to run a cashew and dry fruit shop in the vicinity, already had prior criminal cases pending against him. The police have registered a case against him under five sections and are conducting a thorough investigation into the matter. It has been revealed that Murali Krishnan had a history of criminal activities, and he had undergone treatment at a drug rehabilitation center after a previous stint in prison.

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party Chief K Annamalai made a post on social media platform X questioning the state of law and order in Tamil Nadu under the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam regime. He wrote, “A petrol bomb was thrown at the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Chennai, a petrol bomb was thrown at the Governor’s House, and a petrol bomb was thrown inside the temple today. A petrol bomb has been thrown on the statue of Swami inside the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, Barimuna Govindappa Nayakkan Street, Chennai. Law and order in Tamil Nadu has gone to the bottom. The result of DMK’s failure to control the separatist organizations that talk about pseudo-secularism and semi-atheism has resulted in petrol bombs being thrown inside temples today. The DMK government is fully responsible for this, as it tried to disguise the terror attack as a cylinder blast.”

(with inputs from One India Tamil)

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