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TRICHY: A DMK functionary who was formerly the member of district panchayat council was arrested by Perambalur police on Thursday for assaulting a woman at her beauty parlour about a month ago. As the footage of entire incident recorded in a CCTV camera installed at the beauty parlour went viral, the DMK high command in an official statement suspended the former district panchayat council member from party’s primary membership.Sources identified the arrested man as S Selvakumar who was formerly the district panchayat council member in Peramablur representing DMK. Selvakumar, a few months back was said to have financially supported one beautician Sathya who has been operating beauty parlours in Perambalur town. It may be recalled that a DMK cadre in Chennai was suspended from party’s primary membership in August 2018 for assaulting workers in Biriyani stall demanding free food. Meanwhile Selvakumar had been seeking Sathya to repay the loan she took for expanding her business..