<p>Over 2,500 DMK workers were arrested today from Coimbatore, Tirupur and Nilgiris districts when they tried to stage picketing in front of ration shops over alleged non-availability of PDS items in these districts.<br /><br />The workers, including party Singanallur MLA, N Karthik, former minister Pongalur N Palanisamy,district secretaries and local leaders raised slogans in front of different ration shops in and the city.<br /><br />Nearly, 1,050 party workers were arrested from the city, police said, adding DMK activists were also arrested at Pollachi, Mettupalayam, Sulur in the district.<br /><br />Tirupur, having 200 rations shops, also saw protests by DMK workers, among them a large number of women.<br /><br />DMK young wing secretary S Swaminathan led the picketing in Vellakoil in the district, About 1000 workers were arrested in that district, they said.<br /><br />In Nilgiris district, protests were held in front of 75 of a total of 200 shops and 600 party workers were arrested, police said. <br /></p>
<p>Over 2,500 DMK workers were arrested today from Coimbatore, Tirupur and Nilgiris districts when they tried to stage picketing in front of ration shops over alleged non-availability of PDS items in these districts.<br /><br />The workers, including party Singanallur MLA, N Karthik, former minister Pongalur N Palanisamy,district secretaries and local leaders raised slogans in front of different ration shops in and the city.<br /><br />Nearly, 1,050 party workers were arrested from the city, police said, adding DMK activists were also arrested at Pollachi, Mettupalayam, Sulur in the district.<br /><br />Tirupur, having 200 rations shops, also saw protests by DMK workers, among them a large number of women.<br /><br />DMK young wing secretary S Swaminathan led the picketing in Vellakoil in the district, About 1000 workers were arrested in that district, they said.<br /><br />In Nilgiris district, protests were held in front of 75 of a total of 200 shops and 600 party workers were arrested, police said. <br /></p>