DMK men remove boards with 'Amma' picture in canteen Stalin acts against them

Chennai, May 4 (PTI) A video clip of two DMK men
removing and throwing away two flex boards embossed with the
name and picture of 'Amma' from a state-run canteen here went
viral on Tuesday and they were expelled from the party.
The party filed a police complaint against them and
the duo was arrested, DMK leader and former Mayor of Chennai,
Ma Subramanian told reporters.
The boards were placed again in the same spots in the
canteen and the two men have been booked under various
sections of the IPC, he said.
'Amma' is a popular moniker of late Chief Minster and
AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa and low cost 'Amma Canteens'
are run by civic bodies in Tamil Nadu and here by the Chennai
Corporation.
The flex type boards had Tamil words announcing 'Amma
Canteen,' in addition to information on food that was being
served in the eatery.
Subramanian said party chief M K Stalin ordered
expulsion of the two men from the party, filing a police
complaint against them and putting the boards back in the
same place.
"They don't hold any posts in the party. They were
ordinary members and have been expelled. Party mouthpiece
Murasoli will carry the news on their expulsion in tomorrow's
edition," Subaramanian said.
The video, apparently shot on a mobile phone by unknown
people also showed women, who appeared to be workers quietly
standing and witnessing the vandalism.
The clip that went viral in social media was also
posted by the AIADMK on its twitter handle.
The AIADMK also shared photographs that showed a framed
picture of Jayalalithaa lying on the floor, vegetables and
some utensils strewn around the canteen kitchen.
In another picture, two policemen were seen assessing
the scene of vandalism while workers looked on.
A video clip of a board being positioned again from
where it was removed in the canteen is also being widely
shared by the DMK men. PTI VGN
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