Chennai, Nov. 3 -- PUCL national general secretary V Suresh suffered head injuries when an unidentified group of persons attacked him in the midst of a public hearing to discuss the impact of illegal mining at Tirunelveli town in south Tamil Nadu today.
The anti-corruption NGO, Arappor Iyakkam, had organised the public hearing and Suresh, a senior counsel was participating as Amicus Curiae of Madras High Court in the illegal mining case. The event was to discuss the impact of rampant and indiscriminate quarrying on the environment and livelihood of villagers in the southern districts.
Soon after the meeting commenced at a marriage hall in Kokkirkulam, Suresh was attacked with plastic chairs, which hit his head and the hearing was suspende...