DMK workers stage protest over PDS commodities availability

Kanimozhi, Rajya Sabha MP, was detained at Royapettah at Chennai, police said.

Scores of DMK workers, including MLAs, former Ministers and senior leaders were detained in different parts of the state including at Chennai, Villupuram, Dindigul and Thiruvannamalai.

Meanwhile, Stalin charged the state government with non-performance and warned of more protests.

“From ration shops to the state Secretariat, this is a government unable to perform. Therefore, DMK will hold more protests to remove it,” he told reporters at Chennai.