The Madras High Court on Friday set aside an order passed by the Coimbatore city police on Thursday denying permission for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s four-kilometre roadshow through the Mettupalayam Road on March 18.
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh said an event organised for political leaders to meet the people would certainly cause some hindrance to the free movement of road traffic, but that by itself could not be cited as a reason to deny permission for such an event.
“The police will have to find alternative routes to ensure smooth movement of the general public and vehicles. Ultimately, these leaders have been chosen by the people and hence, they should not be stopped from meeting the people who elected them,” he wrote.
