BJP cadres court arrest in Dindigul
The Hindu
BJP cadre in Dindigul, led by district east president Dhanapalan, demanded the resignation of TN HR&CE Minister P.K. Sekar Babu & courted arrest. This was part of a State-wide agitation, due to his inefficiency & failure to oppose Udayanidhi Stalin's remarks. 100 cadres were arrested & later released.
Demanding the resignation of the Tamil Nadu HR&CE Minister P.K. Sekar Babu, BJP cadre, led by Dindigul district east president Dhanapalan, courted arrest here on Monday.
As part of the State-wide agitation of the BJP, the cadre here assembled in front of the Office of the Assistant Commissioner, HR&CE, here and demanded the resignation of the Minister.
They said that when Tamil Nadu Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Udayanidhi Stalin in a meeting held in Chennai recently announced to eliminate ‘Sanatana dharma’, the HR&CE Minister remained silent and failed to oppose the remarks.
Being a minister, Mr. Sekar Babu’s inefficiency had irked the sentiments of the Hindus and hence, the BJP would not rest until his resignation, Mr. Dhanapalan added.
National BJP member Mahalakshmi and others laid a siege to the office of the HR&CE office here during which there were some ruckus after the cadre allegedly overpowered the police. In the melee, there were some wordy altercations.
After a while, a large posse of police personnel arrived and arrested about 100 cadres. They were released in the evening, police added.
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