In protest against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, Congress MLAs in Tamil Nadu wear black shirts to Assembly

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Tamil Nadu Congress MLAs Monday wore black shirts to the Legislative Assembly and raised slogans against the Union government, protesting against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha...

Led by Congress Legislative Party leader K Selvaperunthagai, the MLAs said they condemn Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government for committing murder of democracy..

This is a protest against the Union government, Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Sriperumbudur MLA Selva Perunthagai told reporters outside the Assembly...

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) carried a state-wide protest condemning the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi on Sunday..

Partys president KS Alagiri, who led the protest in Cuddalore, said there would be more protests, including rail roko and street-corner meetings, to make it a peoples movement against the autocratic PM Modi-led Centre..

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