Arrest culprits who vandalised MGR statue: AIADMK

Some unidentified miscreants had damaged the face of the party founder's statue, AIADMK interim general secretary K Palaniswami said.

Former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, accompanied by his followers, visited Teynampet and demanded stringent action against the culprits who vandalised the statue. (Source: Twitter/@O Paneerselvam)

The opposition AIADMK has demanded that the state government arrest the culprits responsible for vandalising the statue of party founder M G Ramachandran at Teynampet here, on Tuesday.

Some unidentified miscreants had damaged the face of the party founder’s statue, AIADMK interim general secretary K Palaniswami said.

Condemning the incident, Palaniswami said in a tweet, “some anti-social elements had vandalised the statue of ‘revolutionary’ leader MGR. I urge the government to immediately arrest those who want to tarnish our leader’s reputation and are trying to disturb public peace and tranquility.”

Meanwhile, former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, accompanied by his followers, visited Teynampet and demanded stringent action against the culprits who vandalised the statue.

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