Sowmiya Anbumani, wife of PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and other party members were detained shortly after the agitation started at Valluvar Kottam.

The Madras High Court today said that the alleged sexual assault case at Anna University is "being politicised".

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.

As part of the ongoing investigation into the sexual assault case involving a 19-year-old student at Anna University in Chennai, a member of the fact-finding team has proposed a series of recommendations to enhance safety measures and improve the handling of sexual assault cases.

The memorandum, submitted by ABVP's national secretary, Shravan P. Raj, highlighted the incident of sexual harassment at Anna University and the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu. It also condemned the arrest of ABVP students who were protesting peacefully and democratically.

Chennai police registered cases against Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman and 231 others for defying a ban and conducting a protest march on Tu

On January 3, a Justice Rally is being called for from Madurai to Chennai by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state Mahila Morcha, under its chief Umarathi Rajan. This is in light of the Anna University sexual harassment incident.

A two-member fact-finding committee of the National Commission for Women (NCW) tasked with probing the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna U