Former education minister P M L Kalyanasundaram was among 28 persons booked today by police in connection with the violence and clashes between two groups of villagers at a public hearing on the expansion plan of a pharmaceutical firm.
The cases were registered against them under Sections 143 (punishment), 147 (punishment for rioting) 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon) 324 (Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), among others, police said.
They said the clash yesterday had left 10 persons injured.
Meanwhile Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said the Pollution Control Committee had convened the public hearing as per the directives of the Environment Ministry to enlist the views of the villagers.
"We have not given permission but the committee had taken steps only as per the directives of the Union Environment Ministry", he said adding that none should take the law into their hands. PTI COR
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