His other vow, announced Thursday, was that he would not wear footwear until the DMK was ousted from power – and, accordingly, he was barefoot during his self-lashing.

The Chennai City police have registered a case against members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for organising a protest against the sexual assault on a student of Anna University, by carrying a cloth dummy symbolising the ruling DMK and insisting that it be “treated for weakness” at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH).

The Madras High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the Anna University sexual assault case, compelling the state to explain its handling of the investigation amid serious allegations regarding the accused's background and police conduct.

The rape of an Anna University second-year student, appallingly inside the campus, has snowballed into a political controversy in Tamil Nadu. The DMK government

The state president has vowed to fast for 48 hours, flog himself and not wear footwear until the MK Stalin-led DMK government is ousted from power.

CHENNAI: Amid outrage over the sexual assault of the student on Anna University campus and protests by students and opposition parties, in a shocking lapse on T

K Annamalai in protest against the sexual harassment case in Anna University criticised the DMK government and said that he will not be wearing slippers until justice is served.

AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami called for a CBI probe into the rape of a student at Anna University, accusing the DMK of protecting the accused. Palaniswami highlighted the need for strict handling of such crimes and criticized the current government's approach.

Karnataka BJP said that as a mark of protest, Annamalai symbolically inflicted lashes on himself with a whip, representing divine faith and justice, to condemn the DMK government's inaction.

The Madras High Court on Friday questioned as to how Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police A. Arun came to a conclusion, right at the initial stage of investigation, that no one else but for a sole accused was involved in the Anna University sexual assault case.