TN assembly ruckus: DMK announces hunger strike

The party's announcement comes a day after its working president M K Stalin was forced out from near Gandhi statue at Marina beach along with his partymen while sitting in protest on Saturday.

Published: Sunday, February 19, 2017, 12:54 [IST]

Chennai, Feb 19: Following the ruckus in Tamil Nadu assembly during the vote of confidence in Saturday, DMK has announced a hunger strike on February 22. The party's announcement comes a day after its working president M K Stalin was forced out from near Gandhi statue at Marina beach along with his partymen while sitting in protest on Saturday.

dmk — DMK the main opposition party in State Assembly, staged a protest led by Working President M K Stalin who was later detained, near Mahatma Gandhi statue in Radhakrishnan Salai on a day that witnessed heavy ruckus, in Chennai. PTI Photo by R Senthil Kumar.

Stalin alleged that he along with his MLAs were forced out of the assembly and manhandled by the martials in the process. He met the governor following which he led a protest at Marina beach
DMK cadre protested at various locations across the state condemning the attack on its their leaders in the assembly. The DMK has now called for a statewide protest on February 22 along with announcing a hunger strike.

Meanwhile, the Chennai police filed cases against M K Stalin under sections of 143 - unlawful assembly, 147 - assembly for riots and 188-disobedience of government order for protesting at Marina beach on Saturday.

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Published On February 19, 2017