BSP Leader Armstrong Killing: Massive Protests in Tamil Nadu, Protesters Demand Stalin's Resignation

Chennai: Massive protests erupt across Tamil Nadu against Chief Minister M K Stalin and the state government over the recent killing of BSP state chief K Armstrong near his house by a mob of unidentified men.

The protests were held outside the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital Mortuary raising slogans, and demanding the arrest of the culprits.

The demonstrators have also urged for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and have demanded CM Stalin's resignation.

Other than this, several BSP leaders also held a sit-in protest on  Poonamallee High Road in Chennai, causing a traffic jam and halting vehicular movements, a 'road roko' protest.

Following this chaos, heavy police were deployed at the hospital premises to bring the situation under control.

Staklin Expresses Shockm Orders Police For Probe

This comes hours after CM Stalin, on Saturday, ordered the police to investigate the 'shocking' murder of BSP state president K Armstrong expeditiously.'

In a post on X, Stalin wrote, that Bahujan Samaj Party State President Armstrong's assassination is shocking and deeply saddening. The police arrested those involved in the murder overnight."

"I would like to convey my deepest condolences to all of Armstrong's party, family, relatives and friends who are bereaved and I have ordered the police officers to conduct the case expeditiously and bring the culprits to justice as per the law," the post read further.

What Happened?

The Bahujan Samaj Party leader, K Armstrong was hacked to death by a six-member bike-borne gang near his house in Perambur on Friday, July 5.

The post-mortem on Armstrong's body was conducted at a government hospital.

A BSP functionary said it was a "planned murder" and claimed there was an "intelligence failure."

At least eight suspects have been secured in connection with the murder of the BSP state president, with 10 teams being formed to crack the case, Asra Garg, Additional Commissioner (North) told reporters.

He added that there are some "two to three suspicious motives, " but the exact one would come to light only after interrogating the suspects.