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Seven supporters of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) person Anbumani Ramadoss, who were portion of the radical that allegedly attacked the supporters of Salem West MLA R. Arul — a loyalist of enactment laminitis S. Ramadoss — astatine Pethanaickenpalayam successful Salem territory connected Tuesday (November 4, 2025), were arrested by the Yethapur constabulary connected Wednesday (November 5).
The accused were identified arsenic Tamilselvan, Arulmani, Saravanan, Venkatesh, Vignesh, Poovizhiraja, and Vimalraj. A lawsuit was registered against 20 persons, and 7 of them were arrested. Nine supporters of Mr. Arul are undergoing attraction astatine the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital successful Salem.
A convulsive clash had breached retired astir 11 a.m. connected Tuesday erstwhile Mr. Arul was returning from the location of the PMK Pethanaickenpalayam national secretary. Mr. Arul said a radical began pelting stones astatine his car and convoy, allegedly led by Mr. Anbumani’s supporters Jayaprakash and Sadaiyappan. He said the radical attacked his supporters with stones, woody logs, and robust rods, leaving respective of them earnestly injured.
Arrest Arul nether Goonda’s Act: K. Balu
K. Balu, a spokesperson of the PMK and protagonist of Mr. Anbumani, connected Tuesday accused Mr. Arul of starring a radical to onslaught Mr. Anbumani’s supporters and “attempting to murder” a person. He sought Mr. Arul’s detention nether the Goondas Act.
In a statement, Mr. Balu alleged that the constabulary did not enactment against Mr. Arul contempt the “brutality” taking spot successful afloat presumption of the constabulary successful Salem district.
“Mr. Arul and his group, without permission, parked a conveyance connected a onshore belonging to Rajesh Kumar, who is simply a subordinate of the PMK, wherever betel seed sacks were being dried. When Mr. Rajesh Kumar objected, Mr. Arul incited his supporters to onslaught him. The police, alternatively of stopping them, detained Mr. Rajesh Kumar,” helium claimed.
“Local PMK functionaries rushed to rescue Mr. Rajesh Kumar and took him for aesculapian treatment. At that time, arsenic Mr. Arul and his radical were leaving Salem, they attempted to tally down and termination different functionary Mr. Senthil Kumar astatine Vadukathampatti Tharaipalam with a vehicle. Mr. Senthil Kumar, who was grievously injured, has been admitted to hospital,” helium alleged.
Mr. Balu claimed Mr. Arul has been progressive successful attacking PMK members and posting inciteful contented connected societal media ever since helium was “expelled” from the PMK past July. He urged the constabulary to instrumentality enactment against him.
