Stone pelting leads to tension in Alanganallur
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Tension prevailed at Alanganallur on Sunday morning when Puthiya Tamilagam cadres pelted stones on members of Vellalar Munnetra Kazhagam when the latter staged a protest against the State government’s move to bring seven Scheduled Caste community under the single nomenclature of Devendrakula Velalar.
Over 100 members of the kazhagam gathered at Gatekadai for the demonstration even after the police rejected permission for their protest. Even as the members, led by their leader Annalakshmi alias Shalika Ganesan, staged the demonstration, over 30 persons belonging Scheduled Castes, led by Puthiya Tamilagam West district functionary Vijayakumar and district coordinator Kannusamy, arrived at the spot.