Tamil Nadu state Congress chief KV Thangkabalu and 360 Congress workers were taken into custody at Theni, when they staged a road block to protest pelting of stones at the TNCC office in Chennai, allegedly by supporters of a pro-LTTE party. Those arrested included, Periyamkulam MP, Aroon.
The Congress, a key ally of the ruling DMK, is extends outside support to the Karunanidhi Government.
Thangkabalu, who went to Theni to address a meeting, cancelled it after hearing about the "attack" on Satyamurthy Bhavan, the TNCC office and staged a protest by blocking the road along with Congress workers.
Police said in Chennai that some "supporters" of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), a pro-LTTE party and an ally of ruling DMK, pelted stones at the party office.
Thangkabalu and Congress leaders have been demanding stern action against film director Seeman and other LTTE sympathisers for making speeches in support of the banned Tamil group and its leader V Prabhakaran.
Seeman and Kolathur Mani, leader of Thanthai Periyar Dravida Kazhagam (PDK), were arrested yesterday and lodged in Coimbatore Central jail.
In Chennai, 50 PDK workers were taken into custody when they tried to burn the effigy of Congress President Sonia Gandhi to protest their leader's arrest.
Later talking to newsmen, Thangkabalu charged that the police did not take any action against those who tried to burn the effigy of Gandhi, but arrested Congress workers.
"Chennai Police arrested one or two VCK men for the sake of arrest," he said and sarcastically "Thanked" the government for following "Kootani Dharma" (Alliance Dharma) by arresting him.
The Congress, a key ally of the ruling DMK, is extends outside support to the Karunanidhi Government.
Thangkabalu, who went to Theni to address a meeting, cancelled it after hearing about the "attack" on Satyamurthy Bhavan, the TNCC office and staged a protest by blocking the road along with Congress workers.
Police said in Chennai that some "supporters" of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), a pro-LTTE party and an ally of ruling DMK, pelted stones at the party office.
Thangkabalu and Congress leaders have been demanding stern action against film director Seeman and other LTTE sympathisers for making speeches in support of the banned Tamil group and its leader V Prabhakaran.
Seeman and Kolathur Mani, leader of Thanthai Periyar Dravida Kazhagam (PDK), were arrested yesterday and lodged in Coimbatore Central jail.
In Chennai, 50 PDK workers were taken into custody when they tried to burn the effigy of Congress President Sonia Gandhi to protest their leader's arrest.
Later talking to newsmen, Thangkabalu charged that the police did not take any action against those who tried to burn the effigy of Gandhi, but arrested Congress workers.
"Chennai Police arrested one or two VCK men for the sake of arrest," he said and sarcastically "Thanked" the government for following "Kootani Dharma" (Alliance Dharma) by arresting him.
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