Mgr Statue Vandalized in Madurai, Palaniswami requests the arrest of the culprits

A statue of the emblematic leader of the AIADMK and former chief minister MG Ramachandran was vandalized by disbelievers in Avaniyapuram near Madurai at Tamil Nadu, announced on Monday October 6.

A large number of AIADMK executives gathered here today and organized a demonstration requiring the immediate arrest of the culprits, who, according to the police, had damaged the statue on October 5.

Distinct police teams have been trained to trace and reach the culprits, said the official.

Expressing the shock, the secretary general of the AIADMK, Edappadi K Palaniswami, said that the incident was “deeply regrettable”.

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“I consider this as a despicable act committed by cowards that cannot face the fame of the revolutionary leader and his policies.

In an article on the social media platform ‘X’ Palaniswami urged the government of Tamil Nadu and the police to take rapid measures and to arrest the “anti-social elements that try to disrupt public peace” by engaging in such acts.