Ramakrishnan remains critical, and police are on the lookout for the unidentified assailants.
Following attack on a Hindu Munnani leader S Ramakrishnan on Saturday, Coimbatore and surrounding areas remained tense. While Ramakrishnan remains critical, police are on the lookout for the unidentified assailants.
Ramakrishnan who is also Ukkadam unit Vice president was attacked by two unidentified men. Ramakrishnan, a 36-year-old catering worker was waylaid after he was returning home and hit with an iron rod on his head causing grave injuries to his head. Two motorcycle borne assailants escaped after local people rushed to the spot.
Ramakrishnan who is admitted at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital is still not out of danger.
Hindu Munnai activists led by Gadeswara Subramaniam have laid siege to the Coimbatore district collectorate demanding arrest of the accused within two days and to bring out the conspiracy behind the attack against Ramakrishnan. There have been some issues between Hindu Munnani workers and certain Islamist groups in Coimbatore and Ukkadam areas.
BJP Women’s wing national president and party’s Coimbatore South candidate Vanathi Srinivasan visited the injured Ramakrsihnan at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. Vanathi speaking to media persons outside the hospital said, “Police must arrest those responsible for the attack immediately and justice be delivered. The law and order situation has to be maintained and strict police vigil is the need of the hour to prevent any further escalation of the issue.”
உக்கடம் இந்து முன்னணி பொறுப்பாளர் தம்பி இராமகிருஷ்ணன் நேற்றிரவு மர்மநபர்களால் தாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
கோட்டைமேடு பகுதியில் கடுமையான தேர்தல் பணி செய்த இவரின் மீதான தாக்குதல் பதற்றத்தை உருவாக்கும்.@policecbecity வேகமான நடவடிக்கை தேவை.@CMOTamilNadu pic.twitter.com/iBu7n3i0qI— Office of Vanathi Srinivasan (@OfficeofVanathi) April 11, 2021
Coimbatore had witnessed a series of bomb blasts on February 14, 1998 in which 56 people were killed and more than 200 were injured. The first blast had gone off at a place which was hardly 100 meters from the venue from where the then Deputy Prime minister and BJP leader LK Advani was to address the people. This was followed by 11 more blasts within a radius of 12 km.
(With inputs from IANS)
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Source: The News Minute