Bombs thrown inside office of town panchayat president in Tamil Nadu, he narrowly escapes

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A town panchayat president had a close shave after three men threw country-made bombs at his office. Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) Leader MA Stalin said that he was in his office on Thursday when the incident took place.

"I took refuge in the toilet and locked myself inside. Otherwise, they would have killed me," NDTV quoted Stalin as saying.

Police, while speaking about the incident, said that two people, one of whom was a supporter of the panchayat president, suffered minor injuries. The incident also left a few items in the office and a window pane damaged.

"The motive behind the attack is not known so far. We are investigating," a senior police officer said, as per a report by NDTV.

After the incident, the supporters of PMK protested by burning tyres and chanting slogans against the state government. PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss condemned the attack and also accused DMK over receding law and order situation in the state.

"Law and order deterioration is at its peak and the rulers ought to hang their heads in shame," he said, adding, "Power centres are controlling the police, preventing senior officers from leading."

Meanwhile, the incident also drew massive criticism from BJP. BJP's Tamil Nadu state president Nainar Nagendran demanded the immediate arrest of those involved in the attempt to murder the PMK leader.

"The law and order situation has collapsed to the extent that petrol bombs are hurled in broad daylight at a Panchayat office," he charged.