Ratnachal Express Set on Fire by Kapu Agitators at Tuni

Tuni: The Kapu reservation movement turned violent with thousands of agitators turned up at the Tuni railway station set Ratnachal Express on fire on Sunday.At least four coaches of the train were completely damaged in fire. The panic-stricken passengers ran helter-skelter as the fire extended to coach after coach and no security personnel were at sight to come to their rescue. The agitators pushed away the police when they tried to desperse the crowds at the station and tensions were rising by the moment.

On the other hand, vehicular traffic on Chennai-Kolkata national highway came to a standstill with the Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham himself sitting on the highway with his vehicle and thousands of agitators joining in his support. 

The Kapu Aikya Garjana convened by Padmanabham turned into a massive movement when he called upon the agitators to blockade roads and railway tracks until the community gets BC reservations.