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Protests throw traffic out of gear

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CHENNAI: Traffic was thrown out of gear on the busy Anna Salai and General Patters Road here after cadres of different political parties staged road roko and demonstrations on Saturday.

Tension prevailed in front of Satyamurthi Bhavan on General Patters Road when a large number of Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) cadres raised slogans condemning the arrest of party leader Kolathur Mani. As the vehicles piled up, the police diverted traffic through other routes.

Even as the police intervened and took away the protestors, a group of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) cadres came to Satyamurthi Bhavan and targeted the building.

Within minutes, Congress functionaries marched to Anna Salai and squatted on the road demanding the arrest of those responsible for the attack. Another group took out a procession on General Patters Road condemning the assault.

In the process, traffic on several roads was disrupted for a few hours.

Being a Saturday, not much of traffic police had been deployed in the area, resulting in chaos.

Since the agitators took to the road suddenly, it took some time for the police to react and make diversions, police sources said.

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