DMK candidate S for Manchanallur constituency. Kathiravan has been barred from campaigning for votes in Inam Samayapuram village after a section of Muthiyar community residents strongly opposed his visit.
According to sources, Mr. Kathiravan, a Perambalur-based educationist who was making his election debut on the DMK ticket, went to the village on Friday night. But his vehicle and his supporters could not move past a point as the residents placed iron railings and boulders on the road leading to the village.
Mr. Kathiravan tried to reach the village on foot with the DMK cadre and their supporters. But residents opposed his visit, saying they would only allow candidates belonging to the Muthiyars. He also had an argument with her.
Mr. Kathiravan tried to convince the residents and assured them that they would work for all voters, irrespective of castes and communities. As the agitators refused to move, they were forced to retreat.
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