In Techie Death In Tamil Nadu, 2 Questioned Over "Who Killed Ragu" Graffiti

Raghupathy Kandasamy, who was to return to the US over the weekend, was not wearing a helmet, police said

The police claim that Mr Kandasamy did not hit the arch or any protruding structure. "He died after the rear wheel of the lorry ran over him. We have CCTV footage from the nearby area which clearly indicates this," a senior police officer said.

The police have arrested the truck driver, but no action has been taken against the AIADMK workers who put up the arch-like structure that encroached upon almost one full lane on either side of the six-lane highway. They had not taken permission to put up the signboard.

The police officer denied reports that the activists who painted the graffiti had been arrested. "We are seeing if their action would amount to instigation and spreading rumours," he said.

Manoj A, an activist who had complained about the signboards said, "this is scuttling freedom of expression and intimidation by the police to safeguard the ruling AIADMK."
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Opposition party the PMK has demanded that a case be registered against Chief Minister E Palaniswami. A local legislator of main opposition party the DMK has moved court seeking the removal of all such illegal structures in Coimbatore and action against government officials for allowing them to be put up.  

The structures have been erected for the state government and the AIADMK's celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of the party's founder and former chief minister MG Ramachandran or MGR on October 3.