Archive · 3 Oct 2025
RSS Workers Detained in Chennai for School Drill
In Chennai, around 40 members of the RSS were briefly held by police after conducting a drill in a government school.
The police acted because the RSS members entered the school premises without permission.
The school authorities filed a complaint.
The BJP criticized the state government, questioning the arrests.
The BJP claims that the RSS has conducted drills at the same location without causing public disturbance.
The situation highlights tensions between the ruling DMK and the BJP.
RSS members were detained in Chennai after a drill at a school.
Around 40 RSS members were involved.
The police alleged the drill was held without permission.
School authorities filed a trespassing complaint.
The BJP criticized the government's actions.
- Who
- RSS workers, police
- What
- Detention and release of RSS workers after a school drill
- When
- Unspecified
- Where
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Why
- RSS members conducted a drill in a school without permission.
DMK Government
BJP
Legality of Drill
DMK Government
Implied that the drill was illegal due to lack of permission.
BJP
Claims that drills had been held previously without incident and accuses the government of overreach.
- Event
- Detention of RSS workers
- Location
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Organization
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
- Detainees
- Approx. 40 RSS members
- Accusation
- Trespassing; holding a drill without permission
- Complaint Source
- School authorities
- Political Reaction
- BJP criticizes DMK government
