Coimbatore: P Rajasekar, a 29-year-old Siddhapudur resident, was killed after a portion of his house collapsed on Thursday night.
“Rajasekar and his mother Saraswathi, 55, were labourers. They were staying in their tile-roofed house at Haripuram in Siddhapudur. The walls of the house were weakened due to the recent heavy showers. They were sleeping when a portion of the wall collapsed around 11.30pm. Rajasekar was caught under the debris. Saraswathi suffered minor head injuries,” a police officer said.
Their neighbours cleared the debris and rushed them to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). But doctors declared Rajasekar brought dead. Saraswathi is undergoing treatment.
COIMBATORE: An AIADMK woman functionary and a man accompanying her were beaten up by DMK cadres at the gram sabha meeting venue in Devarayapuram village panchayat on Saturday.
DMK chief Stalin was addressing party cadres, when V Poongodi, 40, district deputy president of AIADMK’s women wing, stood up and said she wanted to ask a question. When Stalin asked her where she was from, Poongodi said she hailed from Sugunapuram near Kuniyamuthur. Stalin asked her if the place is in Devarayapuram village panchayat. “How can you conduct a meeting in Coimbatore when you have no idea about the place?” she retorted.