Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) functionary Karthika (36), an unsuccessful contestant in Dharapuram (SC) Constituency Bypoll, and other party members who were arrested on Tuesday on charges of violating election Code of Conduct were remanded in judicial custody during late night hours.
Ms. Karthika was remanded along with her husband Muruga Chandrakumar and seven others: Sanjay Gandhi, Isai Madhuvanan, Vignesh, Sheik Farid, Govindaraj, Surya and Kandasamy. Three more arrested party members will also be remanded on Wednesday, police sources said.
In a press release, Superintendent of Police of Tiruppur District Shristi Singh said Ms. Karthika and the other party members had breached the Election Code of Conduct by erecting flex banner without permission, and holding protest in front of the Dharapuram Police Station causing road blockade and public inconvenience on October 2, and again on October 4 by attempting to campaign along the roadshow route of Chief Minister C.Joseph Vijay in support of TVK candidate P..Sathyabama.
Ms. Karthika and 11 other party members had obstructed the police personnel from performing their duty, the SP said.
The press release did not mention the sections under which the arrests were made.
Published - October 21, 2026 05:49 pm IST