Midnight Crackdown in Chennai: Sanitation Workers’ Arrest Triggers Political Firestorm in Tamil Nadu
Arrest of Sanitation Workers in Chennai On Wednesday night, Chennai police detained hundreds of sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) Ripon Building. The action followed a Madras High Court order directing the clearance of the protest site. Reports indicate that the arrests were conducted past midnight, with many workers allegedly dragged away brutally .