Seeman arrested for conducting a rally

Naam Tamizhar founder-leader and film director Seeman and his supporters were today arrested when they took out a padyatra demanding clemency for three condemned prisoners in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. After calling on the convicts-- Sriharan alias Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan--at the central prison here, Mr Seeman, embarked on the yatra to Chennai along with his supporters. But he was detained when he reached Sathuvacheri, about five km from this district. As an after thought, the District police, which gave permission to Mr Seeman to take out the padyatra, detained Mr Seeman and about 300 of his supporters when they reached Sathuvacheri. Mr Seeman and his supporters began the yatra at Periyar Park at the Fort. Those detained included nine women, including Ms Arputhammal, mother of Perarivalan. Police sources said Mr Seeman was denied permission to go ahead with his padyatra to prevent any untoward incident, in the wake of Congress volunteers coming with posters, condemning the yatra and demanding the execution of death penalty to the three covicts.

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Filmmaker Seeman who is also a renowned activist and the founder of 'Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam' has been arrested for conducting a rally, requesting the prevention of three death sentences in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the accused being Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan.

Seeman's main objective through his movement is to eradicate death sentences and protect humanity; he also expressed in earlier press meets that the three accused have already spent more than two decades in prison which is equal to two life sentences.

He conducted a rally today with hundreds of others and since the rally was conducted without prior permission Seeman was arrested by the cops.