Coimbatore: The argument broke out between police officers and political party officials during the event which was held to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the warning of his death in the city on Sunday.
The problem began when the police stopped members of the Senior CPM politbiro and other clothing leaders took an oath to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and condemned RSS leaders.
The police claimed that they stopped the leaders because they took an oath because they did not get previous permission to conduct events.
Furthermore, references to RSS or Hindu leaders can lead to legal & order issues, they said.
This event was held by CPM, TPDK and VCK for legal & order issues, “said a police officer The case against Padmanaban from CPM, Ku Ramakrishnan from TPDK, Susi Kalai Siajarasan from VCK and 20 others under the Section 143, 341, 269 of the Indian criminal code and part 4 open space (sakeup prevention) law.