Elections to the posts of co-operative societies have turned out to be a high stakes game for ruling AIADMK and the principal opposition party DMK so much that the process has been marred by protests in Tirupur, reports TOI.
On Monday, police had to lathicharge the protesting DMK men at Tirupur, who broke police cordon and barged into the office of the Tirupur Co-operative Housing Credit Society on Kumaran Road where the elections were scheduled.
The candidates of the opposition parties were stopped by the police in front of the premises on Kumaran Road. Enraged that they were not being allowed to contest the elections, DMK cadres along with CPM members shoved aside the police and entered the premises resulting in chaos and scuffle. Police resorted to lathicharge and chased them away.
A few cadres were injured in the incident. They later resorted to a slogan shouting protest outside the premises. The election was eventually cancelled.