The police in Chennai of India arrested 500 people, including 100 women, from BJP, RSS, ABVP, Hindu Munnani, and other Hindu organisations on Wednesday for staging a protest, demanding safety of Hindus in Bangladesh in front of the Raja Rathinam Stadium, reports timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
The protest was led by Hindu Munnani organizer Raju. Former governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, RSS functionary Kesava Vinayagam, and BJP leaders Karu Nagarajan and VP Duraisamy participated in the protest, reads the report available online.
鈥楾he protesters raised slogans against the Bangladesh government, demanding that they provide safety for Hindus. Following the protest, the agitators tried to march towards Anna Salai. However, police personnel blocked the protesters, and they were arrested,鈥� reads the report.
鈥楾he arrested agitators were evacuated from the RR Stadium in police vehicles and MTC spare buses. They were detained at Anna Auditorium in the city, and a few others were detained at a corporation community hall in Periamet,鈥� mentioned the report.
鈥楾he Egmore police registered a case against the protesters for staging the agitation without obtaining prior permission from the police personnel,鈥� added the report.
Earlier, the Bangladesh mission in Agartala of India was closed on security grounds on Tuesday a day after it came under attack by a group of Indian protesters during a violent demonstration.
Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma was summoned by the foreign ministry in Dhaka over the 鈥榟einous attack鈥� on its mission in Agartala, the capital of Tripura state.