location: Palani
notes: In Palani, VCK cadres tried to picket the Madurai-bound Palani-Madurai passenger train, but the police immediately removed the agitators from the track and allowed the train to pass. Around 39 VCK cadres were arrested. Also in Palani, cadres of the CPI(M) and the MDMK picketed the main road before the Palani post office. Around 100 cadres of the CPI(M) and the MDMK were arrested.
target_text: location: Palani, fatalities: 0