Congress, AIADMK workers clash over Jaya's statement

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Chennai, Aug 24 (UNI) Congress and AIADMK men exchanged blows, even as police arrested over 100 Congress workers and two Legislators when they attempted to lay seige to AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence for her critical remarks against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.

Police arrested the Congress workers in different parts of the city for burning the effigy of Ms Jayalalithaa, protesting against her remarks that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should leave India and settle in the US for signing the nuclear deal.

After TNCC Treasurer D Sudarsanam had announced that Congressmen would lay siege to Ms Jayalalithaa's residence, Congress workers, led by party Legislators, descended on Poes Garden and advanced towards Ms Jayalalithaa's residence, where the AIADMK workers stood guard to prevent them.

Tension mounted when Congress workers came close to the AIADMK workers, who were led by party Legislators D Jayakumar, P K Sekar Babu, V P Kalairajan and Ms Bader Sayed, who stood firm prepared to face any eventuality.

Sensing trouble, police turned up in large numbers and tried to prevent the two groups from clashing, but the workers of both the parties advanced menacingly towards each other and exchanged blows.

Police had a tough time controlling them and restoring normalcy.

Police arrested about 50 Congress workers, including Legislators M K Vishnu Prasad, son of TNCC President M Krishnasamy, and Arul Anbarasu, son of former Union Minister Era Anbarasu, when they attempted to march towards Ms Jayalalithaa's residence.

Police sources told UNI that an effigy of Ms Jayalalithaa was also burnt in R K Nagar in North Chennai, following which more than 15 Congress workers, including two women, were arrested.

UNI

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