Trichy: A social activist from Thuraiyur has alleged that the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly assaulted him when he went to lodge a complaint seeking action on a petition submitted demanding basic amenities.
Karthik (45), a resident of Weavers Colony in Ward 23 of Thuraiyur Municipality in Trichy district, is a social activist. He had sought basic amenities in his ward area, including drinking water supply, drainage facilities, and road facilities, and had petitioned the Thuraiyur constituency
Karthik had recently submitted a petition to MLA and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Ravi Sankar. Since no action was taken on this petition, it is said that Karthik called Ravi Sankar on his mobile phone, but Ravi Sankar did not answer the call.
Following this, Karthik went to the house of Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Ravi Sankar in Mannachanallur the night before last and asked about the status of his petition.
At that time, a verbal argument broke out between Ravi Shankar and Karthik. Then, claiming that Ravi Shankar had attacked him and that he had been injured, Karthik was admitted for treatment at the government hospital in Mannachannallur. In addition, a video related to this attack incident went viral on social media.
After that, a video of Karthik speaking while seated next to Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Ravi Shankar was released yesterday. In it, while speaking, Karthik said, “When I went to meet Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Ravi Shankar, I slipped and fell in the crowd surge that occurred. No one attacked me.”
After that, a video was released after some time showing only Karthik speaking. In it, Karthik said, “I was threatened by Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Ravi Shankar, and that is how they took that video. Ravi Shankar and Mannachanalur Inspector Kripanidhi wrote down how I should speak. They threatened me, saying that if I did not speak that way, they would not let me live. I said it that way only to protect my life and my family. They made me speak and recorded six or seven takes of the video. It is that video they have released,” he said. This issue has caused controversy.
