Annamalai criticised the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led government, alleging an increase in crimes against women, ANI reported. He told reporters that two unidentified persons entered the campus and assaulted the student.

Calling the DMK an “evil force,” Annamalai urged the middle class to rise and question the government. He demanded the sacking of the Chennai city police commissioner or at least the deputy commissioner over the Anna University case.

Tamil Nadu Minister S Regupathy has denied any links between the accused in the Anna University sexual assault case and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Add

A massive political row has erupted in Tamil Nadu after a second-year engineering student of Chennai's Anna University was sexually assaulted and her male friend thrashed on campus Monday night

Actor-politician Vijay urged the MK Stalin-led government in Tamil Nadu to ensure swift justice for the Anna University sexual assault survivor and to enhance women's safety measures using the Nirbhaya Fund.

A man with a criminal history allegedly filmed and raped an Anna University student, threatening her and her male friend with the footage. The suspect, arrested a day later, had previously been involved in multiple theft and robbery cases,