The people of Madurai chased away a DMK councillor who came to hold a peace meeting with protesting people in support of the newly opened liquor shop.
The ruling DMK government, led by MK Stalin, who promised total prohibition in 2016, intends to open a new TASMAC liquor shop in Madurai Melur on Wednesday (Nov 16), near the junction of the road leading to Natham. In response, the general public, including many female residents of the area, decided to protest by abruptly blocking the road and started a roko.
Once DMK councillor Pandi arrived at the protest site, he attempted to negotiate in favour of the liquor shop with Sukkambatti villagers who were protesting on the road.
Villagers, on the other hand, strongly condemned the action of the DMK councillor, who had come to conduct talks in support of the liquor shop, which is detrimental to the welfare of the people, and accused him of having vanished after being elected as councillor and never returning to his constituency.
As the protest gets stronger, villagers began chasing the councillor away, and the DMK councillor was eventually taken away by police.
(with inputs from Puthiyathalaimurai )
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