Madurai, May 25 (IANS). Tamil Nadu BJP on Monday launched a scathing attack on the state government after the brutal murder of a 17-year-old teenager near the Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai. The party raised serious questions regarding the law and order situation in the state. State BJP president Nainar Nagendran said law and order was deteriorating in the state and the government had failed to deal with crimes.
Tamil Nadu BJP, in a strong statement on social media platform
Party state president Nainar Nagendran raised questions on the Chief Minister regarding public safety and said that people should not live every day in fear that a murder has taken place or a woman has become a victim of crime. He asked, “How many more lives does Chief Minister Vijay have to go through before he learns the basic principles of governance?”
Nagendran said that the government which had criticized the previous government on law and order issues during the election campaign, should have solved this problem on priority after coming to power.
The comments come after an incident in which a teenager was murdered near the Madurai Corporation vehicle parking area in the early hours of Monday. According to the police, the victim was sleeping when a gang of five armed with weapons arrived and attacked him.
After investigation, the police arrested all the five accused, including a youth named Muthumani.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the murder may be the result of an old enmity related to a dispute that occurred during the recent Chithirai festival. According to police sources, some criminal cases were also registered against the deceased.
This incident has once again brought into focus the recurring issue of violent crimes and caste tension in South Tamil Nadu.
Districts like Madurai, Theni, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram and Sivagangai have earlier seen incidents of caste clashes and retaliatory killings.
Honor killings and crimes involving inter-caste relations have highlighted social tensions in the region in recent years.
Although the police often attribute these cases to personal disputes or local rivalry, social activists have long argued that deep caste tensions are also a major reason behind these incidents.
–IANS
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