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more-inA lawyer claiming to belong to the BJP was arrested on Monday for allegedly hurling footwear at the statue of social reformer and Dravidar Kazhagam founder ‘Periyar’ E.V. The BJP, however, clarified that Mr.
Jagadeesan did not hold any official position in the party. In Chennai, around 10 a.m., the lawyer, who was passing by the Periyar statue on Anna Salai, stopped his bike and allegedly threw his footwear at the statue, angering the party cadre, who caught hold of Mr.
Jagadeesan and roughed him up. In Tirupur, followers of Periyar were shocked to find his statue desecrated when they visited the Island Ground to garland it. Fisheries Minister D.
Jayakumar said that any insult to Periyar would be considered an insult to the entire Tamil community..