Relatives of a temple priest who was murdered in Tirunelveli staged a sit-in demanding the arrest of the culprits in the murder of a Sivalaperi temple priest.
In Tirunelveli district, at the Sivalapperi Sudalai Madasamy temple festival, there was a problem between the two parties regarding the setting up of shops. A few days back, a mob hacked and killed temple priest Chidambaram. Another person who tried to stop the fight also was injured.
Following the incident, the relatives of the temple pundit staged a sit-in demanding the arrest of the culprits and asked the government to provide ₹20 lakh relief and a government job for a person of the deceased family. They staged a protest outside the Palayankottai Government Hospital and refused to receive the body. After the police pacified, they abandoned the protest and took the body. Three men, aged 22-24, have been arrested in connection with the murder.
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