TN: 2 DMK workers, biryani shop employee scuffle

  • | Sunday | 24th March, 2019

Both suffered injuries in the attack.This is not the first time DMK workers got into a scuffle over food. Later, Abdullah lodged a complaint with the Velachery police.Police registered a case of extortion and assault against the party workers. In August 2018, the Virugambakkam police arrested seven men, including DMK workers K L Yuvaraj and Diwakar, for assaulting the staff of R R Anbu Biryani in Saligramam. CHENNAI: Two men from the DMK allegedly attacked the supervisor of a biryani restaurant in Velachery on Sunday when their demand for free food was turned down. The two party workers were later suspended.The CCTV camera footage of the incident showed the gang beating up a hotel staff after their demand for free biryani for 30 DMK workers, who were waiting at the Kauvery hospital when M Karunanidhi was admitted, was turned down.

CHENNAI: Two men from the DMK allegedly attacked the supervisor of a biryani restaurant in Velachery on Sunday when their demand for free food was turned down. This comes almost seven months after party president M K Stalin had to apologize for a similar incident that took place in a biryani joint in Saligramam.Police said, Meganathan and Thamizhselvan, the DMK workers from Chennai, entered the restaurant around 8pm. They ordered for chicken when the supervisor, Abdullah, asked them to pay, collect the token and get the food. This angered the two men and they started arguing with Abdullah who cancelled the order.The two men punched Abdullah on the face, who retaliated and attacked the duo. Two other employees of the restaurant tried pacifying them, after which they fled the spot. Later, Abdullah lodged a complaint with the Velachery police.Police registered a case of extortion and assault against the party workers. The two men later approached the police and said they were also attacked by the supervisor. “Both parties attacked each other and we have registered a case against both the complainants. We are investigating further,” said an investigating officer.Police said Meganathan holds a post in the DMK youth wing. Both suffered injuries in the attack.This is not the first time DMK workers got into a scuffle over food. In August 2018, the Virugambakkam police arrested seven men, including DMK workers K L Yuvaraj and Diwakar, for assaulting the staff of R R Anbu Biryani in Saligramam. The two party workers were later suspended.The CCTV camera footage of the incident showed the gang beating up a hotel staff after their demand for free biryani for 30 DMK workers, who were waiting at the Kauvery hospital when M Karunanidhi was admitted, was turned down. They also ransacked the eatery. Three people were injured in the incident. The video of the incident had gone viral on social media.When DMK youth wing members Yuvaraj and Diwakar demanded free biryani, the restaurant’s manager Prakash, who was at the cashier’s table, told them that the shop had closed for the day and there was no food available.Later DMK president Stalin visited the restaurant and spoke to the owner and employees who were attacked by the party members. He also tweeted an apology, condemning the incident. He promised strict action against the party workers.In a separate incident, in December 2018, a city-based journalist was injured when he was assaulted by a man near Raj Bhavan. Pramod Madhav, who was covering the protest organised by MDMK founder Vaiko, was allegedly attacked near the protest site by Suresh Babu, a driver. Babu allegedly punched Madhav while he was shooting a video of him purportedly picking up a fight with a tea stall owner when he was asked to pay the food he consumed.

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