BJP expels functionary held for damaging Periyar statue
BJP functionary R Muthuraman, arrested for damaging a statue of Dravidian leader Periyar in Vellore, has been expelled by Tamil Nadu BJP President Tamilisai Soundararajan. Muthuraman was arrested along with a CPI(M) worker for hurling stones at the statue. The incident occurred hours after BJP leader H Raja warned that Periyar's statue would be pulled down in an online post. 