Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L Murugan on Saturday condemned the killing of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief of Tamil Nadu unit, and criticized the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government.
Following the brutal killing of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President of Tamil Nadu unit, the party workers on Saturday gathered outside the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital mortuary in Chennai, where the body of the slain leader has been kept for autopsy.
A day after the Tamil Nadu Chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief was hacked to death by a mob of unidentified men near his residence in Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday expressed grief over the incident, terming it "deeply saddening".
Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief Thalapathy Vijay condemned the brutal killing of Tamil Nadu Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Armstrong and offered his condolences to the family of the deceased leader on Saturday.
The protesters said they did not have faith in the Tamil Nadu government and have demanded a CBI inquiry into the murder. They have also sought the resignation of Chief Minister M K Stalin
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP chief Mayawati has condemned the gruesome killing of Tamil Nadu state Bahujan Samaj Party president Armstrong, asking the Tamil Nadu government to "punish the guilty."
"Why has Rahul Gandhi not found the empathy to visit the families of innocent people who lost their lives in the Kallakurichi illicit liquor tragedy?... Neither Rahul Gandhi nor MK Stalin have consoled the families of these victims...," Kesavan said in a video statement on Friday.
After facing a defeat in the recent Parliament election, the NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu is keen to open their account in the state with the Vikravandi bypoll.
AIADMK leader Sellur Raju has slammed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for not visiting Kallakurichi hooch tragedy victims and reiterated his party's demand for a CBI investigation into the incident.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has appealed to Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar for immediate and substantial action to uphold the traditional rights of Tamil Nadu fishermen.