India, May 25 -- CHENNAI Ministers from Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday demanded strict action be taken against the perpetrators behind the 10 year old girl who was sexually assaulted and killed in Coimbatore, leading to an outrage across Tamil Nadu.

On Sunday, Tamil Nadu government led by transport minister A Vijay Tamilan Parthiban along with his cabinet colleague V Sampath Kumar (minister for backward classes) called on the family in Salem on Sunday and presented a sum of Rs.7 lakh to the bereaved family members.

The chief minister termed the incident 'horrific' and such 'inhuman' and 'unforgivable' criminal acts can never be tolerated. "I share my deepest condolences with the family of the g...