Candidate attacked by functionary of his own party over financial dispute in Salem

A campaigner of the S. Ramadoss faction of the Pattali Makkal Katch (PMK) was allegedly attacked by a functionary of his ain enactment connected the premises of a constabulary presumption implicit a fiscal quality connected Friday (May 1, 2026) evening.

Suresh Kumar (45), a nonmigratory of Danishpet adjacent Kadayampatti, was a farmer, and helium contested successful the precocious held Assembly predetermination arsenic a PMK (S. Ramadoss faction) campaigner successful the Omalur Assembly constituency. He appeared earlier the Omalur constabulary for probe successful a lawsuit connected Friday. He came retired of the constabulary presumption soon afterwards, and astatine that time, PMK functionary Ayyavu (40), a nonmigratory of Danishpet who had reportedly fixed ₹20 lakh to Suresh Kumar a fewer years ago, demanded the wealth and attacked him connected the constabulary presumption premises.