DMK leaders called Tamil Nadu Statewide bandh
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Thu, May 24, 2018, 03:02 PM
Thoothukudi, May 24: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president M K Stalin, and several MLAs were arrested this morning for staging a dharna at the Secretariat.
They were protesting against the government inaction in the Thoothukudi violence.
It's been two days since Thoothukudi witnessed clashes between Sterlite protesters and the police, in which the police opened fire at unarmed civilians, killing 13 people and injuring scores of others.
Those dead include women and a 17-year-old girl.
A fresh round of firing was reported on Wednesday - while one protester died on the spot, another succumbed to his injuries later in the night.
"I shall face any case registered against me. I would bravely take any bullet," Mr. Stalin said.
"DMK protest will continue till Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami steps down," he added.
DMK leaders also called a statewide bandh agsinst the raging Thoothukudi issue.