Tamil Nadu Opposition leader and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader Edapaddi K. Palaniswami was on Wednesday detained for an alleged hunger strike outside the state assembly to protest against what he called the "murder of democracy."
AIADMK legislators led by Palaniswami were protesting against their eviction from the House a day earlier. They also demanded that the Speaker of the House M. Appavu recognise a new Deputy leader of the party chosen by their faction.
Palaniswami and other AIADMK members were evicted from the state assembly, after the Speaker of the House M. Appavu said that they had come with an intention to 'riot' as they attempted to stage a dharna near the Chair.