Karnataka Chief Minister’s effigy garlanded with footwear in Coimbatore over killing of three Tamils
An effigy of Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was found garlanded with footwear in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, as a protest against the killing of three Tamils by the Karnataka Forest Department. Local police are investigating the incident.
Why it matters
The incident highlights inter-state tensions and the potential for civil unrest following controversial actions by state authorities.
The police in Coimbatore are conducting an intensive investigation after an effigy of Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was found garlanded with footwear, in an apparent protest against the killing of three Tamils by the Karnataka Forest Department in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary on August 15, 2026.
The effigy was tied onto a warning board of the Coimbatore City Traffic Police at Vilankurichi. A poster attached to the effigy read: “Don’t the three Tamils have the value that a deer has?”
Photos and videos of the effigy were widely circulated via WhatsApp late on Sunday (August 16).
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