CUDDALORE: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers on Sunday carried out their annual rallies in Cuddalore, Kallakurichi and Perambalur districts in Tamil Nadu. The RSS got permission for their rally from Madras High Court earlier this week.
Heavy police force was deployed ahead of the RSS march at the three locations in the state on Sunday.
More than 2,000 policemen and Home Guards, including Kanchipuram Range DIG Satya Priya, Cuddalore, Chengalpattu, Tirupattur District Superintendents of Police, and 3 Additional Superintendents of Police, 12 Deputy Superintendents of Police, over 100 police inspectors and assistant inspectors were deployed for security.
The RSS asked for permission to take out rallies in 50 places in the state, but due to the law and order issue, the Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu police to permit the RSS to take out its route marches and hold public meetings at 44 places in the state on November 6.
Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan gave the direction after pulling up the police department for refusing permission for the rally at 47 places in the state, relying wholly on the intelligence report, which restricted its findings with regard to very few places in Tamil Nadu.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that the state police had allowed RSS rallies at only three out of 50 places. In 23 places, the authorities had asked the RSS to carry out a procession indoors. In the remaining 24 places, no permission could be granted.
The RSS had planned to conduct rallies across Tamil Nadu on November 6. Earlier, the RSS planned to conduct rallies on October 2 for which the Tamil Nadu government denied permission citing the law and order problem. The Tamil Nadu police denied permission for RSS rallies in many places after which RSS office-bearers moved a contempt of court petition in the Madras High Court.
A senior counsel for the government said in court, “The Tamil Nadu police have refused to permit the RSS route march in 24 out of 50 places where the permission had been sought across Tamil Nadu on November 6. District-level officials had granted permission only in three places and said it can be conducted indoors in 23 other places.” (ANI)