Tamil Nadu BJP Mahila Morcha leaders detained while rallying for justice for an Anna University assault victim. BJP accuses DMK government of suppressing protests and shielding offenders.

BJP's women's wing in Tamil Nadu staged a protest against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government and led the Justice rally from Madurai to Chennai and later detained by the police.

The BJP has been on the front foot in the last 10 days, in its attempt to whip up public sentiment against the DMK and the Tamil Nadu government's apparent inaction against the perpetrator of the crime,

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday (January 2, 2024) condemned the arrest of Pasumai Thaayagam president Sowmiya Anbumani and the cadre of the party’s women wing for attempting to stage a protest demanding justice for the survivor in the Anna University sexual assault case and seeking women safety in Tamil Nadu.

CHENNAI: BJP functionary Khushbu Sundar on Thursday questioned the inaction of the Tamil Nadu Commission for Women in the Anna University rape case.Speaking to reporters at the BJP headquarters in Chennai,

The Madras High Court criticised political parties for politicising the Anna University sexual assault case, questioning their motives behind protests. Justice Velmurugan emphasised the need for safety and respect for women,

The incident, which took place on December 23, involved the sexual assault of a 19-year-old engineering student on the university campus

Justice P. Velmurugan of the Madras High Court on Thursday (January 2, 2025) expressed deep anguish over the Anna University sexual assault case, and said that instead of it serving as a wake-up call to introspect why society as a whole continued to subjugate women and unleash atrocities against them,