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.
30 buses and 15 police vehicles were damaged by a large crowd that also hurled stones at the police after news of Mr Pandian's arrest spread. The police used tear gas and lathi-charged the crowd of more than 2000 people before opening fire.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said in the Tamil Nadu Assembly that a retired High Court judge will determine the chain of events that led to the firing. Yesterday, she had said the police had no option but to shoot at the crowd. She also suggested some parties had instigated the violence "for their political gain."
"The police were very irresponsible," said Arun Roy, the Collector of the Ramanthapuram district where the tragedy unfolded.
The main opposition party -the DMK - has led the criticism of the police. Its president, M Karunanidhi, who was voted out as Chief Minister in May, said that the police should have anticipated the public reaction to Mr Pandian's arrest and planned accordingly. Other parties like the Left and the PMK have asked that the policemen involved be suspended.
medias boom (hike) this sensitive matter as a very casual manner like itz beat for the "Aadhi dhravida's" the one caste in tamil nadu. Itz very shame thing that in tamil nadu this types of actions going on in politics.
Be cool don't awake for this type of matters. we lost lakhs of peoples ... itz not a critical thing.
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