BJP Councillor Booked For Assaulting We The Leaders Functionary

Kanyakumari: A BJP councillor has been accused of assaulting a functionary of We the Leaders at Rajakkamangalam near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district following a dispute over putting up Deepavali greeting posters.

According to a complaint, Tirupathi, a functionary of the organisation, was putting up Deepavali greeting posters when Nagercoil corporation councillor Sathish allegedly tore them down and picked a quarrel with him. Sathish, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, assaulted Tirupathi when he questioned the act, leaving him seriously injured. The victim was admitted to Asaripallam government medical college hospital for treatment.

The Rajakkamangalam police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.

Meanwhile, on Monday, We the Leaders functionary Sivakumar and other members submitted a petition to the district superintendent of police, demanding Sathish's immediate arrest. They alleged that the councillor had not been arrested despite the registration of a case because of his association with the BJP's former union minister Pon Radhakrishnan. Sivakumar also warned that We the Leaders organisation would stage a protest if the police failed to arrest the accused.