Puducherry: Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA A K Sai Saravanakumar and his four supporters were booked on charges of trespassing into an industrial unit under the guise of undertaking an inspection and ending up assaulting a worker at Thirubuvanai in Puducherry. They were booked after the factory managers (human resources) lodged a complaint with the Thirubuvanai police, accusing them of unauthorised entry into the industrial premises. Based on a counter complaint, 30 people, including two HR managers, two security personnel and others, were booked under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocity Act, 1989.The MLA lodged a complaint with the PCR Cell alleging that the management of the industrial unit engaged in caste-based discrimination and intimidation. He further charged that women workers faced hardships at the worksite and that the industrial management encroached on a pond and a piece of land belonging to a temple in the locality.The MLA said that a gang led by two managers, Arunkumar and Sivasankar, physically blocked their entry to the industrial unit. When they questioned, the group allegedly hurled casteist slurs at the MLA and warned him against entering the premises. The legislator further stated that he was denied basic parliamentary courtesy, forced to sit in a security cabin, and subjected to aggressive verbal confrontation.“To prevent any law-and-order disruption or communal tension in my constituency, I chose to withdraw from the site and refrain from immediately going public with all the details,” the MLA noted in his complaint, demanding strict legal action against those involved. Further investigation into the matter is under way.
