Demonstration held condemning Avinashi tahsildar over beef row

A video clip showing the tahsildar, M. Tamilselvan, allegedly asking a meat stall owner not to sell beef on Sunday night went viral; the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front said this was an infringement upon the right to food

Following the controversy over a clip showing Avinashi tahsildar M. Tamilselvan allegedly asking a meat stall owner not to sell beef, the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) on Monday staged a demonstration outside the Avinashi taluk office in Tiruppur district condemning the incident. TNUEF district president R. Kumar said that members of around 13 political parties and organisations including Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam participated in the demonstration.