A statue of former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.G. Ramachandran was found draped with a saffron shawl at Puducherry leading to a protest by AIADMK. Chief minister V. Narayanasamy on Friday assured the members of the territorial assembly that quick action would be taken against the culprits. The AIADMK founder-leader MGR’s statue, in standing posture at the Puducherry-Villianoor junction in the union territory, was found draped with a saffron shawl on Thursday evening. AIADMK co-coordinator and Tamil Nadu chief minister K. Palaniswami condemned it as a “barbaric” act. Days after social reformer Periyar’s statue was smeared with saffron paint at Coimbatore leading to brief tension and arrest of a fringe Hindu outfit functionary.
— source thewire.in | 25/Jul/2020