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Man held for desecration of Periyar statue near Tirupur
- | Tuesday | 18th September, 2018
"Police said Naveen, an MBA degree holder, had admitted to desecrating the statue as he didn’t like Periyar who was an atheist. TIRUPUR: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly desecrating a statue of Dravidar Kazhagam founder Periyar E V Ramasamy at Dharapuram in Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu on Monday.The accused has been identified as K Naveen Kumar of Thalavaipattinam.Police said, "A CCTV footage showed the man reaching the Periyar Thidal Park around 3am on Monday. He entered the park and damaged the bronze statue with a stone before spitting on it. He then placed a pair of slippers and a brick on the statue.
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