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Hunger strike is to seek justice for killing Lance Naik Prabhu and for attack on the residence of party's SC Wing chief.
BJP Tamil Nadu chief Annamalai speaking at an event. (annamalai_k/Twitter)
The Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP began a hunger strike in Chennai on Tuesday, 21 February, to condemn the DMK regime for the recent killing of a jawan allegedly by a ruling party office-bearer.
The hunger strike, which is now on, is to seek justice for the killing of 29-year-old Lance Naik Prabhu and for the attack on the residence of the party’s Scheduled Castes wing chief ‘Tada’ Periyasamy, the BJP said.
Office-bearers of the party, addressing party workers condemned the ruling DMK regime for the killing of the soldier and for the attack on party leader Periyasamy.
In the evening, K Annamalai, state president of the party would lead a candlelight rally from Omandurar government hospital point on arterial Anna Salai and it would culminate at the War memorial near the Marina beach, a distance of about 2 km.
Prabhu, an Army soldier died after being thrashed by a DMK functionary and his accomplices. Six people were arrested in connection with the crime.
On 8 February, an altercation ensued between Prabhakaran and his brother Prabhu with the DMK functionary Chinnaswamy at Velampatti in Pochampally (Krishnagiri district) over washing clothes near the town panchayat’s water tank.
Later, on the same day, Prabhakaran and his brother were attacked allegedly by Chinnaswamy and his supporters.
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