At the Salem Corporation, democracy was cremated in the most dishonourable manner. DMK councillor Deivalingam's only fault was asking the majority AIADMK councillors to get back to work after they had spent ten minutes praising their leader.
The councillor was chased in a public road and thrashed in a savage manner while policemen were watching without making any attempt to stop the frenzied AIADMK councillors. This conduct by members of the ruling party has crossed all acceptable limits of civilised behaviour.
If those who attacked the DMK councillor are not arrested, we will be forced to take necessary action, he said.