Armstrong’s hearse crawls past thousands of tearful mourners. Veeravanaka Gosham is hitting the sky.
Bahujan Samaj Party state president Armstrong was hacked to death by a mysterious mob near his home in Chennai’s Perambur area. 8 people including Ponnai Balu, younger brother of Arkadu Suresh, were arrested by the police. Police have arrested 3 more people.
Armstrong’s body was kept at the Corporation School in Perampur for party workers and public to pay their respects. The court heard a petition filed by Armstrong’s wife Borkodi in the Madras High Court seeking permission to bury the body of Bahujan Samaj Party president Armstrong at the party’s office premises in Perampur, and ordered the burial at Pottur near Senggunram.
It also mentioned that a memorial hall may be set up at the Bahujan Samaj Party office in Perampur. Following this, Armstrong’s body is taken in a procession from Perampur to Pottur. The body will be taken from Perampur via Mulakadi, Madhavaram roundabout. He will be cremated there after the last rites.
Armstrong’s body is taken in a procession to Pottur, 21 km from Perampur. More than 2,000 people including party officials, volunteers and relatives participated in the funeral procession. More than 2,000 police personnel were deployed along the route for Armstrong’s funeral procession.
It is noteworthy that Armstrong’s coffin was emblazoned with the words ‘Jay Beam’ and ‘Equality Leader Armstrong’. Armstrong’s hearse crawls past thousands of tearful mourners.
Salute to Armstrong, Salute to the Equality Leader, Jaybeam chants echoed across the sky as Armstrong’s hearse floated through the flood of people. Because of the crowd, the hearse slowly moves forward carrying Armstrong’s body.
During this funeral procession, slogans like “No security.. No security.. No security for Dalit people.. No security for Dalit leaders.. We will not let go.. We condemn.. We condemn.. We condemn Stalin’s regime” caused a stir.
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