Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police, Shankar Jiwal, on Friday, July 28, 2032 warned of stringent action against perpetrators of violence in Neyveli where members of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) clashed with police personnel soon after the arrest of the party’s president Anbumani Ramadoss.
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According to police sources, eight police personnel were injured and two police vehicles damaged after PMK cadres allegedly threw stones during the clash that erupted after Mr. Anbumani was taken into custody. The PMK leader was helming a protest organised by the party to condemn the Neyveli Lignite Corporation’s taking over of acquired wetlands in the area.