Theni: Unidentified persons pelted stones at rebel leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam's vehicle when he was travelling to Arapadithevanpatti village near Theni on Friday afternoon.
The supporters of Panneerselvam welcomed him at the Sastha temple near Andipatti Kanavai and then they accompanied him to his home town Periyakulam. When his convoy reached Arapadithevanpatti village, a group of persons standing near the roadside, pelted a stone on his vehicle. However, Panneerselvam did not sustain any injury with the stone falling only on the vehicle bumper.
Panneerselvam didn't stop his vehicle. The incident has provoked outrage among his supporters who were waiting 200 metres away from the incident spot to receive him. Panneerselvam pacified them and then left to his house in Periyakulam. A senior police official denied that miscreants pelted a stone at Panneerselvam vehicle.
Hundreds of supporters gathered in various places on the route to his house to welcome him. After taking rest for a few hours in his residence, Panneerselvam left with his followers to his constituency in Bodinayakanur in the evening.
After he reached Bondinayakannur town, Panneerselvam used an open vehicle to wish his supporters gathered in various places in the town. In the morning, OPS along with his wife and sister visited his family deity (Pachiamman temple) and Andal temple at Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar.
