Rajinikanth demanded strict action against anti-IPL protest

New Delhi, April 11 Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Wednesday demanded strict action against those who thrashed policemen during the anti-IPL protest, saying that violence was no answer for the Cauvery row.

The superstar took to Twitter to share a video of a protestor hitting a police work force and stated, "The most exceedingly bad type of viciousness in lawfulness circumstance is assault on formally dressed faculty on obligation. This type of savagery must be handled promptly as it postures grave danger to our nation."

Earlier in the day, 21 Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) party workers were captured and sent to Puzhal Central jail day after they held protests over Cauvery issue outside Chennai's Chepauk Stadium in an offer to stop an IPL match held there.

The arrested party workers were charged for beating policemen on obligation who were conveyed to check the challenge and guarantee the match to be held between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was played without trouble.

Cases were also registered against lyricist Vairamuthu Ramasamy, chief P Bharathiraja, MLA Karunas and 500 different dissenters at Trilplicane police station.

The protestors were demanding that the IPL matches not be held when a more pressing issue - the Center's inability to constitute the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) - was at the fore.

On February 16, the court had requested the Central government to set up the CMB and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) inside a month and a half.

The rebelliousness of the apex court's order triggered protest over the state.