Seven men, including 2 constabulary personnel, were injured successful a clash that erupted betwixt 2 communities astatine Ilamanur adjacent Ilayangudi successful Sivaganga territory connected Monday.
Police sources said that members of Mukkulathor assemblage had erected a photograph committee of their assemblage person agelong agone successful the village.
As absorption arose from the Devendra Kula Vellalar assemblage residing successful the colony implicit placing the committee with their assemblage leader, a bid gathering was arranged past twelvemonth and officials instructed to region the photograph committee from the area. However, the committee was ne'er removed. Instead, past week, the committee was renovated.
In response, members of the Devendra Kula Vellalar assemblage erected a photograph committee of their assemblage person connected Monday morning, which triggered a clash betwixt the 2 factions, constabulary sources said.
The clash led to chromatic pelting betwixt the 2 groups, resulting successful harm to the committee and wounded to 5 men and 2 constabulary personnel. The injured were admitted astatine Ramanathapuram Government Medical College Hospital for treatment.
Members of the Devendra Kula Vellalar assemblage staged roadworthy blockade demanding the apprehension of the attackers and support to re-erect the board. District Superintendent of Police G. Chandeesh and Sivaganga SP R. Shiva Prasad on with different gross officials held talks with the protesters. They yet detained a fewer individuals from the different broadside and granted support to re-erect the board.
This resulted successful angering the members of Mukkulathor community, who, successful turn, resorted to a roadworthy blockade demanding the contiguous merchandise of those detained by the constabulary and removal of the board. As the concern escalated, implicit 300 constabulary unit were deployed, and Ramanathapuram Range DIG Pa. Moorthy arrived astatine the determination to overview the situation.
In transportation with the aforesaid incident, members of Devendra Kula Vellalar assemblage staged a roadworthy blockade protestation astatine the five-road-junction successful Paramakudi.
Mr. Chandeesh said they had held talks with members of some sides and determination was nary fearfulness of further escalation. “They volition soon telephone disconnected their protests,” helium added.

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