Cauvery row: Petrol bombs hurled at hotel run by Kannadiga in Chennai

Chennai, Sept 12: The Cauvery protests took a dangerous turn on Monday with miscreants hurling six petrol bombs at a hotel in Chennai.

Miscreants entered the New Woodlands hotel in Chennai and hurled petrol bombs. They said that this was in retaliation to the beating up of a Tamil Nadu youth in Bengaluru.

A youth from Tamil Nadu was beaten up in Bengaluru after he had allegedly made some remarks against Kannada actors. In retaliation to this incident, several people entered the New Woodlands hotel and hurled petrol bombs.

Chennai: Unknown people hurled a petrol bomb at New Woodlands Hotel in Mylapore in early morning hours. pic.twitter.com/8WF2vLASpz

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 12, 2016

While vandalising the property of the hotel, pamphlets warning of more attacks were also thrown around. "There will be more attacks if Tamils are targeted in Karnataka," the pamphlets read.

The hotel staff told the police that some people entered the hotel premises, vandalised property and hurled six petrol bombs.

The New Woodlands Hotel is an Udupi-style vegetarian restaurant in Chennai, established in 1938 by Kadandale Krishna Rao.

The police in Chennai have increased security around the hotel premises. Security would also be increased around other establishments run by Kannadigas.

In another incident, a bus driver was beaten up at Rameshwaram. The bus driver was asked if he was ferrying any Kannadigas. The bus from Karnataka was also vandalised by workers of the Naam Tamilar Katchi party.

Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu): Bus from Karnataka vandalised by Naam Tamilar Katchi party workers #CauveryIssue pic.twitter.com/UI2UA9jX9z

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 12, 2016

#WATCH: Bus from Karnataka vandalised by Naam Tamilar Katchi party workers in Rameswaram, driver threatened #Cauvery pic.twitter.com/3til65O5jU

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 12, 2016

Here are some people who reacted to the incident:

🙏👇 #CauveryIssue Kannadiga Mysuru K'taka New Woodlands Hotel in Chennai https://t.co/jLhOBvDl98

— Upneet (@upneet86) September 12, 2016

Whaaaaat?!?!?!??? New Woodlands Hotel in Chennai attacked??? One of my favourite South Indian restaurants. 😢😢

— Simply Smriti (@Mithukb) September 12, 2016

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