Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced a one-day hunger strike and silent rally on 21 February in Chennai as a mark of protest against the DMK government over the killing of an Army jawan in Krishnagiri.
BJP state president K Annamalai will participate in the programme.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Police arrested the main accused DMK Councillor Chinnasamy and nine others including his son Rajapandi in the jawan’s death case in Krishnagiri.
According to the police, the DMK Councillor had an argument with the 33-year-old Armyman Prabhu