Plot to attack temples, kill VIPs unearthed in TN

Plot to attack temples, kill VIPs unearthed in TN
Press Trust of India
Chennai, December 4

Security has been beefed up at residences of VIPs and at temples in Tamil Nadu following unearthing of a conspiracy to assassinate important leaders and target temples across the state, police said on Wednesday.

The security for Sankaracharya of Kanchipuram Jayendra Saraswathi and BJP National Secretary L Ganesan has been tightened, they said, adding armed guards have been posted near important temples like Meenakshi Amman at Madurai, Sri Ranganathar - Sriranagam and Sri Kapalleswarar in Chennai.

Police had on Tuesday claimed aborting an attempt by members of a newly-formed fundamentalist group, Muslim Defence Force, to assassinate important political and religious leaders and also bomb temples on December 6, eleventh anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition.

Security at Chennai Central and Egmore railway stations and at the newly-constructed bus terminal at Koyambedu has also been tightened, they said.