CPI (M) politburo member Brinda Karat arrested in Tamil Nadu

CPI (M) politburo member Brinda Karat arrested in Tamil NaduMadurai (TN), Sep 12 : CPI (M) politburo member Brinda Karat was arrested on Saturday at a village in Tamil Nadu.

According to sources Karat was arrested with some All India Democratic Women''s Association (AIDWA) activists when they were on their way to a village in Madurai district.

Sources added that she was arrested because she was trying to conduct a meeting in the village, which is caste sensitive village.

The village lies in the Usilampatti subdivision in Madurai district having a history of caste clashes. (ANI)