Chennai, March 10 -- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has warned of a massive protest against the alleged demolition drive in Villivakkam in Chennai.

TVK General Secretary Aadhav Arjuna on Monday said that the party will stage a protest by mobilising 5,000 people if houses are demolished and not rebuilt for the affected residents.

The TVK leader accused the DMK-led government of "obtaining biometric data from residents without their knowledge" to secure a court order to demolish the houses. He demanded that the state government grant Villivakkam residents time to file a counter-petition in the Supreme Court.

Aadhav Arjuna told reporters, "The party will stage a protest by mobilising 5,000 people if houses are demolished in the name of wa...