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Bypoll rival arrested over blockade during chief minister's roadshow
Naam Tamilar Katchi's M Karthika, who contested the Dharapuram assembly by-election, has been arrested over a blockade during a roadshow by Chief Minister Joseph Vijay. The DMK condemned the arrest; NTK's Seeman alleged political vendetta.
Bypoll candidate held: Tamil Nadu's ruling TVK and the opposition trade charges over Dharapuram
Naam Tamilar Katchi's Dharapuram bypoll candidate M. Karthika and nine others have been arrested. Opposition parties called the action politically motivated and attacked the Vijay government, while a DMK councillor was booked over remarks against the Chief Minister.