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Two killed in clash over desecration of Ambedkar statue

By Our Staff Reporter

TIRUVALLUR FEB. 1. Two youths were killed in a clash between two communities at Tirur near here, following desecration of an Ambedkar statue at Aranvayal near Tiruvallur this morning. The deceased were identified as Sukumar (21) and Mahesh (22). At least 10 persons were taken into custody in connection with the clash, the police said.

Tension prevails at Tiruvallur, Tirur and Aranvayal, and heavy police pickets have been posted. Top police officials including K. Natarajan, ADGP (Law and Order), and S.R. Jangidd, Chengalpattu Range DIG, are camping at Tiruvallur and monitoring the law and order situation.

At Tirur, villagers did not allow the police to remove the bodies to the Tiruvallur hospital for postmortem. However, Mr. Jangidd said the situation was now under control.

As news of desecration spread to the nearby Tirur, there was a clash between two communities around 1.30 p.m. in which the two Vanniar youths were killed.

The Collector, N. Dhananjayan, told The Hindu that some miscreants had put a garland of chappals on the Ambedkar statue and a large number of people resorted to a road roko from 7.30 a.m. Normal traffic was restored only around 11 a.m.

The Collector said he immediately rushed to the spot even skipping a review meeting held by the Law Minister, C. Jayakumar.

Mr. Dhananjayan said he was watching the situation and waiting for the police report about bringing the bodies to the Government Hospital here.

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