The boy identified as Akhilesh was attacked for wearing sacred thread in Tamil Nadu's Thirunelveli. He was also threatened with death in case he wore it in the future.
The new entrants in BJP will boost the presence of the saffron party in Tamil Nadu where the party is struggling to make a mark. The BJP failed to open its account in the Lok Sabha elections 2019.
The state BJP chief has been booked under three sections of the IPC pertaining to promoting religious enmity, provocation of public peace, and fostering ill-will between classes of people within a place of worship.
Tamil Nadu BJP leader removed: Saravanan's removal from the party came after a BJP worker hurled a slipper at State Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan's car as he was returning from the Madurai airport.
The local body polls in the state were held on October 6 and 9. In all, 79,433 candidates had contested the polls for 27,003 posts.
K Annamalai joined the BJP recently and is set to replace L. Murugan as Tamil Nadu BJP chief.
During his visit on Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached at a roadside 'dhaba' (eatery) to enjoy dinner.
The President of Tamil Nadu BJP L Murugan and several other party cadres were detained by the police in Tiruttani when he tried to take out the Vetri Vel Yatra/procession without police permission on Friday.
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began 'Vetri Vel Yatra' on November 06 despite state govt denying permission for it, giving COVID-19 as the reason.
The BJP on Wednesday appointed L Murugan, a practising advocate of Madras High Court, the president of its Tamil Nadu unit.
In October this year, Rajinikanth was invited by Former Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, clearly signalling that the saffron party has not given up on wooing the actor.
Salem, Jul 20: Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu unit General Secretary V Ramesh was hacked to death by unidentified assailants near his house here Friday night, police said.The 52-year-old Ramesh alias Auditor Ramesh was
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