#DMK President M K Stalin arrested, says ‘black day for democracy’

DMK President and Leader of Opposition M K Stalin was arrested on Saturday following a day-long tussle after protests erupted against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami winning the trust vote in the state assembly. The Tamil Nadu assembly witnessed high drama as both Speaker P Dhanapal and Stalin alleged their shirts were torn due to the ruckus in the House. Toppled chairs, strewn paper pieces, unruly scenes of jostling, strident sloganeering and displacement of mikes bore testimony to a virtual war-like situation in the Assembly.