Kanakapura: JDS dalit leader hacked to death
Kanakapura, November 12: A JDS SC/ST unit state leader was hacked to death by a team of three miscreants in Kanakapura town police station limits here on Monday evening.
The victim has been identified as RT Raja Gopal (42) of P Ramapura in Kasaba hobli. He was serving as the JDS SC/ST unit general secretary.
When he was having tea along with his friends at a hotel in the old police station limits, he received a phone call and went out of the hotel speaking over the phone. While standing beside Janani Clinic speaking over the mobile, a gang of three persons attacked him with lethal weapons and fled the scene. Raja Gopal who sustained injuries on face and neck, died on the spot, police said.
Police shifted the body to the government hospital. DySP and Circle inspector visited the spot. Raja Gopal who was identified with the BSP earlier, joined the JDS two years ago. He is survived by his father, mother, wife and brothers.
The JDS workers and dalit leaders who rushed to the hospital, condemned the murder and staged a protest demanding immediate arrest of the accused. As a result, tension prevailed for some time. Police beefed up the security in the town.
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Vijay''s TVK wins an impressive 108 seats in TN polls
Chennai (PTI): Vijay-led TVK secured an impressive 108 seats trouncing the incumbent DMK led by M K Stalin which finished with only 59 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections held on April 23, as per the final tally of the ECI on Tuesday.
The opposition AIADMK won 47 seats while its allies the PMK obtained 4 and the BJP and AMMK clinched one seat each respectively in the election, according to the data available on the Election commission of India's website.
The DMK's allies - the Congress managed to win 5 seats, the IUML, CPI, CPI (M), and VCK: 2 each and DMDK secured one seat, among a total of 234 Assembly constituencies in the state.
The votes were taken up for counting on May 4 and the final tally was announced on Tuesday.
Actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on Monday created a record of sorts in the electoral history of Tamil Nadu and emerged as the single largest party by delivering a shock defeat to DMK and its president Stalin in his Kolathur constituency, while the AIADMK was pushed to a distant third spot.
Vijay won from both Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East constituencies.
The TVK has clocked nearly 35 per cent (34.92) vote share in its debut polls.
This will be the first time in Tamil Nadu that a party will assume power a little over two years after its founding in February 2024.
