A senior functionary of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) was hacked to death by an unidentified gang in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai on Tuesday. The police denied that it was a political murder and said it was a revenge attack.
The functionary, Balasubramanian, was on a morning walk when he was chased and killed by the gang, a police official said, PTI reported.
Balasubramanian, the deputy secretary for the Madurai district of the Tamil nationalist party Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), was murdered just days after the killing of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) state chief K Armstrong in Chennai.
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Police have ruled out any political motive in Balasubramanian’s killing.
Seeman, the party’s chief coordinator, condemned the killing and urged the police to arrest the culprits immediately.
“We will launch a protest if those responsible for Balasubramanian’s death are not arrested immediately,” Seeman said in a post on X, tagging Chief Minister MK Stalin.
“I was shocked to hear the news that brother Balasubramanian, the deputy secretary of Madurai North district Naam Tamilar Katchi, was hacked to death. I strongly condemn the perpetrators of this heartless atrocity,” he said.
Expressing his anguish over Balasubramanian’s demise, Seeman extended his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved family and friends.
(With inputs from PTI)