BSP Tamil Nadu chief Armstrong hacked to death by six-member gang in Chennai's Perambur
The incident, which occurred within the Sembium police jurisdiction, has sparked a widespread outcry. The Chennai police have initiated a massive manhunt to apprehend the suspects responsible for the heinous crime.
In a shocking incident, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Tamil Nadu president Armstrong was hacked to death by an unidentified mob of six near his residence in Perambur, Chennai, on Friday evening, according to officials.
The gang, riding two-wheelers, ambushed Armstrong, a former councillor of Chennai Corporation, near his house in Perambur, causing severe injuries before fleeing the scene. Armstrong succumbed to his injuries en route to the hospital.
The incident, which occurred within the Sembium police jurisdiction, has sparked a widespread outcry. The Chennai police have initiated a massive manhunt to apprehend the suspects responsible for the heinous crime.
AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami lambasted the DMK, questioning the state's law and order if such a leader could be assassinated. He expressed his condolences on X, noting, "It is shocking and painful after knowing BSP State President Armstrong was hacked to death. Condolences to BSP cadres and his family. If the state president of a national party is assassinated, what is the point of criticizing law and order in the DMK regime? How do criminals get the courage to kill? I strongly condemn the DMK chief who has pushed law and order to such a level that crimes are committed without fear of police, government, or the law."
Palaniswami urged MK Stalin to ensure a peaceful last rites ceremony for Armstrong, free from obstacles. In a parallel condemnation, BJP spokesperson ANS Prasad demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible and highlighted the deteriorating law and order situation in Tamil Nadu.
"Our BJP party leader has already pointed out that the law and order situation is deteriorating in Tamil Nadu several times. Today, a Dalit leader has been murdered. Armstrong was a young and active leader of a national party," Prasad stated. "As we already said several times, the law and order is worst here in Tamil Nadu, and today's murder of a party leader itself is an example of that. We ask this Tamil Nadu Government to make sure of immediate arrest of the murderers," he added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA staff and is published from ANI)