The mother of a social activist, M. Gnanasekaran, who was allegedly attacked by quarry operators at Vadipatti in Madurai, demanded action against the perpetrators of the assault and sought police protection in a petition submitted during the weekly grievance redressal meeting here on Monday. M. Umapathy of Vadipatti, accompanied by villagers and social activists, carried placards displaying illegal quarries operating …
A social activist based in Vadipatti taluk in Madurai district was thrashed with an iron rod on Friday allegedly for his activism against illegal stone quarrying. M. Gnanasekaran, 32, who was vocal against the operation of stone quarries in and around his area, recently exposed activities of a stone quarry at Katchakatti which operated beyond its licence period. As he …
