Overview

• A group of 20 individuals, allegedly dressed as sanitation workers, vandalized the Chennai residence of Kamala, the mother of YouTuber and activist Savukku Shankar, with sewage waste and human feces.
• The attackers reportedly issued threats to Kamala, warning of more severe actions in the future, including arson.
• The incident followed Shankar’s corruption exposé implicating a senior Tamil Nadu Congress leader, raising suspicions of political retaliation.
• Shankar has accused the Greater Chennai Police and its Commissioner of complicity in the attack, prompting the case’s transfer to the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CBCID).
• Political leaders across party lines have condemned the attack, calling for strict action against the perpetrators and expressing concerns about freedom of expression in Tamil Nadu.