Video goes viral showing assault on citizen raising issues of drinking water and waste

Serious allegations have been made against Deputy Speaker and TVK MLA Ravi Shankar for allegedly assaulting a man who had come to represent civic issues such as drinking water shortage and waste disposal in the Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, in which Ravi Shankar appears to be kicking the man and chasing him away from the spot.

According to a report by India Today, Kartik Kumar, a resident of Tiruchirappalli district, alleged that he approached the MLA with these issues after waste continued to accumulate despite repeated complaints to the municipality, and there had been a drinking water crisis for the past week. Kumar claimed that Ravi Shankar, who represents Thuraiyur, abused him and attacked him.

This incident occurred on Sunday, the day of Diwali. Kartik Kumar had gone to the Manachanallur area for personal work, where he met Ravi Shankar, who resides in that area. Kumar stated that he had made several attempts to contact the MLA regarding the problems in his ward, but had received no response.

In the viral video, Ravi Shankar is seen confronting the man, kicking him, and driving him away. However, due to the darkness in the video, the faces of both individuals are not clearly visible, and in some parts of the video, it is difficult to determine who is speaking. Meanwhile, Kartik Kumar appeared to be in an intoxicated state. Kumar repeatedly told the MLA that he had voted for Chief Minister Vijay, yet he claimed that the Deputy Speaker used indecent language and attacked him.

Following the incident, Kartik Kumar was admitted to the Manachanallur Government Hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment.

Ravi Shankar was the Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu and was serving as a TVK party MLA. He represented the Thuraiyur constituency.