Tamil Nadu: Petrol bomb attack on Karti Chidambaram’s MP office
Tamil Nadu: A petrol bomb was thrown at MP Karti Chidambaram’s office in Karaikudi, Sivaganga district, on Tuesday night, causing a commotion.
Sivaganga Lok Sabha member Karti Chidambaram and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s office is located on the north side of Subramaniapuram 1st Street in Karaikudi. They often hold various events, including Congress Party executive meetings, at this office.
The office operates daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Only one guard is usually on night duty.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday night, the guard closed the prison office door and went to sleep inside.
Some miscreants threw petrol bombs at the office at midnight and fled. When guard Adikan emerged from the office around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, he saw glass bottles filled with petrol scattered to his left. He immediately informed the Congress administration.
Karakudi Assembly constituency MLA S. Members of Parliament from Mangudi, Congress, DMK, and Communist Party of India gathered at the office.
Meanwhile, Sivaganga District Superintendent of Police Shivaprasad, Taluk Officer Raja, and police officials visited the scene and investigated. Bomb forensic experts collected evidence.
Since there were no surveillance cameras at the office where the incident occurred, Karaikudi North Police Station police are examining surveillance camera recordings from homes in the area and conducting an investigation.
