Two DMK functionaries stabbed by party worker in Dindigul

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Veera Saminathan being presented a shawl by the accused Manikandan soon  earlier  allegedly stabbing him

Veera Saminathan being presented a shawl by the accused Manikandan soon earlier allegedly stabbing him | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

A DMK functionary and his protagonist were allegedly stabbed by a enactment idiosyncratic connected Saturday (February 21, 2026).

Preliminary inquiries revealed that the functionary, Veera Saminathan, is the party’s Vedasandur South national secretary. He was astatine his farmhouse and had planned to permission for Madurai to enactment successful Chief Minister’s M.K. Stalin’s lawsuit connected Saturday.

As helium was getting ready, a youth, identified arsenic Mani, alias Manikandan, from Eriodu, came to the farmhouse. Under the pretext of presenting a shawl to Mr. Saminathan, the younker pulled retired a tiny weapon hidden wrong the shawl and stabbed him successful the neck.

When Nachimuthu, a protagonist of Mr. Saminathan, attempted to halt the youth, helium was besides stabbed successful the stomach.

Both Mr. Saminathan and Mr. Nachimuthu were rushed to the Vedasandur Government Hospital and aboriginal referred to a backstage infirmary for further treatment.

Meanwhile, the constabulary apprehended the fishy and seized the limb utilized successful the crime.

DMK enactment sources successful the territory said that Mr. Saminathan has been moving hard for the past 2 months successful the region, with the purpose of securing a summons to contention the forthcoming Assembly predetermination from the Vedasandur constituency.

The Vedasandur constabulary person registered a lawsuit and investigations are nether way.

Published - February 21, 2026 03:03 p.m. IST

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