DMK Leader M K Stalin Arretsed

Thoothukudi, May 24: Several DMK MLAs, led by their party working president M K Stalin, were arrested this morning for staging a dharna at the Secretariat.

They were protesting against the government inaction in the Thoothukudi violence.

It's been two days since Thoothukudi witnessed clashes between Sterlite protesters and the police, in which the police opened fire at unarmed civilians, killing 13 people and injuring scores of others.

Those dead include women and a 17-year-old girl.

A fresh round of firing was reported on Wednesday - while one protester died on the spot, another succumbed to his injuries later in the night.