Salem : Veerapandiyar's death creates tension

Tension prevails in Salem among the channel partners following the death of former DMK minister Veerapandi S Arumugam.

Veerapandi S Arumugam, one of the DMK heavyweight and a son of soil hailing from Salem passed away few minutes before. ‘Veerapandiar', as fondly called has been a longtime MLA in various constituencies in Salem. Minutes after his death news, tension prevails in and around the city. Channel partners in and the outskirts of the city are in a situation of closing their shops anytime.

Speaking to ‘The DQ Week', S.Prakash, former president of Confed-ITA, said, "We are yet to decide whether to close our office or keep it opened as our employees called and informed the news and also some violent incidents happened near the new-bus stand area". He also added that considering the situation the partners may decide whether to open or close the shops.

The death of the former Minister had created chaos among the channel partners