Tamil Nadu: Petrol bomb hurled outside Governor RN Ravi’s residence, BJP alleges DMK ‘sponsoring’ attacks

A petrol bomb was hurled outside Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi’s residence in Chennai on Wednesday. A complaint has been filed in Guindy police station, reports ANI.

#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: A petrol bomb was hurled outside Raj Bhavan today in Chennai. A complaint has been lodged in Guindy police station. Further details awaited. pic.twitter.com/irbfkZ3sYL

— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2023

The accused, identified as Karuka Vinoth, has been arrested. The incident took place at around 2:45 PM when the accused threw the petrol bomb at the main gate of Raj Bhavan, reports India Today.

Reacting to the incident, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said in a post on X, “Petrol bombs were hurled at Raj Bhavan today, reflects the true law and order situation in Tamil Nadu. While DMK is busy diverting the attention of people to insignificant matters of interest, criminals have taken the streets.

“Incidentally, it is the same person who attacked BJP’s Tamil Nadu headquarters in Chennai in Feb 2022 is held responsible for the attack on Raj Bhavan today. These continuous attacks only leave one to think that the DMK government is sponsoring these attacks. Thiru MK Stalin will now be preparing for the next diversion, as he always does,” he added.