Clip shows man questioning TN BJP chief being shoved aside

A video clip purportedly showing an autorickshaw driver being shoved aside, while questioning Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan over rising fuel prices, has gone viral Monday.

In the brief clip a man emerges from behind the gathering and moves towards Soundararajan fielding questions from reporters.

He can be heard asking her about the rising fuel prices and immediately a party functionary shoves him aside.

Soundararajan answers the question but does not turn around to see the man who posed the question.

She was speaking to reporters after the conclusion of a cultural event here involving folk artistes in the early hours to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday.

When contacted, the BJP state unit chief told PTI, "the man was not manhandled as is being claimed by some channels. I did not even see him, but I did answer his question."
"I only tried to vent my grievance.The petrol price hike is hurting drivers like me more."