The Hindu Munnani’s State president Kadeshwara C. Subramaniam, while adressing the press here on Tuesday, has said Vinayaka idols would be installed at 2,400 places and Visarjana processions taken out at 11 places in the district, while the festival would be organized for four days in Dindigul, it would be a seven day festival in Chennai.
Mr. Subramaniam has also said Dindigul district police had foisted cases on 526 persons, including schoolchildren, who has taken part in the idol procession last year and the Superintendent of Police has cautioned youngsters not to participate in idol processions this year and has threatened them of arrest, adding the police should avoid such repressive measures.
Meanwhile pointing out that Tamil Nadu police were clueless about alleged intrusion of terrorists and Maoists into the State, he has said these activities came out in the open only when the police from other States arrested some anti-national elements.
It is stated that even after such arrests, Tamil Nadu police did not investigate the background of these terrorists, and has also demanded setting up of a special investigation wing in Dindigul to suppress such anti-national activities.
