Hours after BJP leader H Raja’s post, Periyar statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu

Hours after Tamil Nadu BJP leader H Raja said statues of Dravidian icon E V Ramasamy ‘Periyar’ “will be brought down”, two men were held in Vellore for allegedly vandalising a Periyar statue Tuesday. Police said the arrested men, Muthuraman and Francis, were drunk. A senior officer said the incident was reported after 9 pm. While Muthuraman is a BJP worker, his friend Francis belongs to a Communist party.