Madurai: A bus parked on an empty road with its scorched insides. Slippers lying near a rubble that's still smoking. Streets full of shops that have not opened for business on a Monday.
This is Paramakudi today, a small town and a 7-hour drive from Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Six people have died since last morning.
They were upset that a Dalit leader - John Pandian - had been arrested to prevent him from addressing a public function. The police claim it was worried that his speech would provoke communal tension.
This is Paramakudi today, a small town and a 7-hour drive from Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Six people have died since last morning.
They were upset that a Dalit leader - John Pandian - had been arrested to prevent him from addressing a public function. The police claim it was worried that his speech would provoke communal tension.