Case Filed Against EPS for Alleged Attack on Protesting Passenger at Madurai Airport

Last Update: March 12, 2023, 11:18 AM IST

AIADMK interim general secretary E Palaniswami.  (Photo: PTI/FILE)

AIADMK interim general secretary E Palaniswami. (Photo: PTI/FILE)

Rajeswaran, a 42-year-old supporter of ousted AIADMK leader Sasikala, was allegedly thrashed by party workers when he raised slogans against Palaniswami for “betraying” Sasikala.

A case has been registered against former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami and AIADMK MLA PR Senthilnathan for allegedly assaulting a protesting passenger at Madurai airport on Sunday.

The passenger reportedly shared a Facebook live stream, in which he can be heard accusing the EPS of “betraying” VK Sasikala, a close confidante of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. ndtv,

Rajeswaran, 42, a supporter of ousted AIADMK leader Sasikala, was allegedly thrashed by party workers after he raised slogans against Palaniswami. Deccan Herald.

They started a Facebook live stream and shouted slogans calling Palaniswami a ‘traitor’ when they saw him on a bus that was traveling from the tarmac towards the terminal building in Madurai.

Rajeswaran was reportedly returning to Madurai from Singapore via Chennai on the same flight as the interim general secretary of the AIADMK.

Seven people have been booked on the basis of Rajeswaran’s complaint, while a separate case has been registered against Rajeswaran for the online live broadcast. Deccan Herald.

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