India
BJP workers arrested for throwing slipper at Tamil Nadu minister’s vehicle
The footwear was hurled at Tamil Nadu finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan's vehicle in Madurai after he was returning from paying tributes to Indian Army soldier D Lakshmanan, who was recently killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.
Five Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers were arrested on Saturday for allegedly throwing a slipper at Tamil Nadu finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan’s car at Madurai airport. Police said they have been arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and that further investigation into the matter was underway.
The footwear was hurled at the official vehicle of the minister after he was returning from paying homage to Indian Army rifleman D Lakshmanan, a resident of Madurai’s T Pudupatti village. Lakshmanan was one of four soldiers who were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Thursday.
