Immanuel Sekaran guru puja passes off peacefully

Madurai/Virudhunagar Over 3,000 police personnel were deployed in Madurai and Virudhunagar districts

Over 3,000 police personnel were deployed in Madurai and Virudhunagar districts for bandobust for the Tyagi Immanuel Sekaran guru puja for which around 750 vehicles from various districts passed through these districts en route to Paramakudi to pay respect to the leader, on Sunday.

The event passed off peacefully without any untoward incident as the police had posted picketing in all sensitive villages en route and also barricaded the prohibited routes as a precautionary measures, said Deputy Inspector General of Police, R. Ponni.

Superintendents of Police, M. Manohar (Virudhunagar) and R. Shiva Prasad (Madurai) supervised the security arrangments.

Among the leaders who had passed through Madurai district were Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam youth wing leader, Udhayanidhi Stalin, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader, R.B. Udhayakumar, Puthiya Tamilagam leader, S. Krishnasamy, and Tamilaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam,

A total of 18 routes in Virudhunagar district and 12 routes in Madurai district were identified as prohibited routes. Besides, police picketing were posted in caste-wise sensitive villages. Bandobost were provided to statues of leaders in both the districts as a precuationary measure.

The police had set up two checkposts, the major being the one at Viraghanoor junction in Madurai district, and seven checkposts in Virudhunagar district.

With Ramanathapuram district administration having imposed prohibitory order under Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the police, the check posts had Motor Vehicle Inspectors to verify the number plates of vehicles to ensure that no hired vehicles could carry people to the memorial. The police also checked the vehicles for weapons.