Man, who attacked BJP man, arrested
Ramanathapuram police have arrested a man for attacking a local BJP leader with a sickle. The suspect claimed the attack was retaliation for being cheated in an overseas employment scheme.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the intersection of personal grievances and political violence in local community dynamics.
Ramanathapuram police have arrested a man who was absconding after hacking the BJP district vice-president with a sickle.
Muthusamy, 53, of Mullai Nagar, in Ramanathapuram, is the district vice-president of the BJP. On October 9, Sendhoorpandi, 49, from M. Karisalkulam near Sayalkudi allegedly hacked Muthusamy with a sickle opposite the Ramanathapuram Government Medical College Hospital and escaped.
Muthusamy sustained severe injuries to his left wrist in the attack and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Madurai.
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