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Periyar statue

  • Tamil Nadu Police invoke Goondas Act against two Hindu Munnani workers for defacing Periyar statue

    Tamil Nadu Police invoke Goondas Act against two Hindu Munnani workers for defacing Periyar statue

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 19, 2022 · 04:11 pm
  • Tamil Nadu: Periyar’s statue splashed with saffron colour in Coimbatore, leaders express outrage

    Tamil Nadu: Periyar’s statue splashed with saffron colour in Coimbatore, leaders express outrage

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 17, 2020 · 09:00 pm
  • Chennai: Lawyer arrested for allegedly hurling shoes at Periyar statue

    Chennai: Lawyer arrested for allegedly hurling shoes at Periyar statue

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 17, 2018 · 04:30 pm
  • Another Periyar statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu, this time in Pudukottai district

    Another Periyar statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu, this time in Pudukottai district

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 20, 2018 · 11:02 am
  • Statues vandalised: Tamil Nadu BJP expels party worker arrested for damaging Periyar’s bust

    Statues vandalised: Tamil Nadu BJP expels party worker arrested for damaging Periyar’s bust

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 07, 2018 · 01:12 pm
  • Tamil Nadu leaders demand H Raja’s arrest after Periyar remark

    Tamil Nadu leaders demand H Raja’s arrest after Periyar remark

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 07, 2018 · 08:09 am