Venkatesh said that he had also lodged a complaint
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Tirunelveli: An independent contestant for the R K Nagar byelection in Chennai was arrested by Tirunelveli police for attempting to sit on a fast in the district collector office premises here without getting police permission on Monday.
Venkatesh (32) son of Azhagarsamy of ESI street, Vikiramasingapuram, Tirunelveli district came to the collectorate here on Monday to complain about malpractice in the appointment of four junior assistants in the Vikramasingapuram municipality last year. Venkatesh said that he had also lodged a complaint, furnishing proper evidence to the district collector on April 13 this year, but the collector had allegedly not take any action.
Hence Venkatesh on Monday came to the collector’s office to highlight his demand of ‘suspending’ the district collector from office. He, however, was arrested as he tried to sit on a fast inside the collector’s office.
According to the police, Venkatesh, an MBA graduate, is an independent candidate contesting in the R K Nagar by-election. He has been allotted the telephone symbol.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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