No untoward incident has been reported so far in any part of the Union Territory, especially along places bordering Tamil Nadu, in the wake of the adverse verdict by a Bangalore special court against Ms Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case.
The central offices of both the AIADMK on Uppalam Road and the DMK on Candappa Mudaliar street wore a deserted look at about the time the verdict came out.
The AIADMK has five MLAs and the DMK two legislators in the Puducherry Assembly.
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Police have begin organising patrols across the city as a preventive measure.
But the Puducherry Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) has suspended its premier Volvo bus services to Chennai fearing violence.
The PRTC is adopting a wait and watch approach and will take a call on running long-haul Volvo buses scheduled later in the day and other regular services to destinations in Tamil Nadu according to the situation, an official said.
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