Tamil Nadu Assembly: Group Clash, Not Drugs Behind Killing of Coimbatore Student Amudhan, Says Law Minister
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Tamil Nadu Assembly: Group clash, not drugs behind killing of Coimbatore student Amudhan, says Law Minister
Social Justice Minister Vanni Arasu and Backward Classes Minister V. Sampath Kumar met Amuthan’s parents and offered ₹6 lakh in compensation and government job to his brother.
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly met today (17.08.2026) after a 4-day vacation. At that time, former Minister E.V. Velu, on behalf of the DMK, moved a special attention resolution on 5 issues, namely, the murder of Coimbatore student Amuthan, the murder incident in Thiruvottriyur, the shooting of Tamils in Karnataka, the property tax hike in Chennai Corporation, and the Theni Megamalai issue. DMK Whip E.V. Velu also emphasized that these shou…
Coimbatore student murder sparks Assembly clash - News Today
Chennai, Aug 17: The murder of a Coimbatore student triggered a heated exchange between Tamil Nadu Public Works Minister Aadhav Arjuna and Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin in the Assembly on Monday, with the ruling TVK and Opposition DMK trading charges over the rise in drug abuse and sexual crimes. The issue came up during a discussion on an attention motion concerning the student’s murder. What began as a discussion on the government’s …
Tamil Nadu Minister Confirms Amuthan's Death Resulted from Retaliatory Attack
The death of 19-year-old Amuthan, a third-year student at a private college in Coimbatore, is reportedly the outcome of a retaliatory clash rather than a drug-related incident. Tamil Nadu Law Minister C. T. R. Nirmal Kumar provided this clarification in response to a Special Attention Motion during an Assembly session held on August 17. The Minister stated that initial police investigations suggest that a confrontation occurred between second-ye…
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