Kept out of event, AIADMK leader K.P. Munusamy stages four-hour road roko

AIADMK's K.P. Munusamy stages road roko after being denied permission for project inauguration, leading to verbal duel and protest.

AIADMK deputy general secretary K.P. Munusamy, along with his party workers, staged a road roko in the district on Wednesday after being allegedly denied permission to participate in the ground-breaking ceremony for a project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

Earlier in the day, he had come to Ramandoddi (under the Veppanahalli Assembly constituency) to participate in the ceremony for the ₹5.14-crore road project. However, the DMK workers reportedly prevented him from performing the puja and claimed that the function had been held early in the morning. When Mr. Munusamy pointed out that he had the right as a legislator to inaugurate the project, a verbal duel reportedly ensued between the DMK and the AIADMK workers and subsequently led to the road roko. The protest began at 9.30 a.m., and continued for four hours.

“We staged the road roko to ensure the rights of MLAs and not to disturb law and order. I sent back the AIADMK workers who came to participate in the protest,” Mr. Munusamy said.

Later, the police pacified Mr. Munusamy, and he was given permission to participate in the ceremony.