Immediately after his release, John Pandian, president of the Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, was arrested again at Vallanad in Tuticorin district on Monday morning.
Since he expressed his wish to reach Paramakudi for paying homage to Immanuel Sekaran, the arrest was made.
Tuticorin police arrested him on Sunday when he was proceeding to pay homage to the Dalit leader on his death anniversary at Paramakudi. Since the Collector of Ramnathapuram had promulgated a ban order under Section 144 of Cr. P. C. to prevent him from entering the district, he was denied entry. Four other party cadres were also detained along with Mr. Pandian.
Adequate security forces have been deployed at Vallanad to prevent any untoward incident.
On Monday, a group of lawyers from Tuticorin district court staged a protest against the police firing.
