The route march taken out at Tirumayam and Manamelkudi in Pudukottai district on Sunday by the members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) “to spread patriotism among people” passed off peacefully amid tight security.

At Tirumayam, it started from Anna Seerani Arangam and passed through Thagarakottagai Bazaar, Sathyamurthy Memorial, Sivan temple and Perumal temple and culminated at the spot from where it started after traversing about 2.5 km. About 180 RSS cadre participated in the route march which was led by the organisation’s Pudukottai district secretary Chandrasekaran. The route march was followed by a public meeting in which RSS cadre, members of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad members and the Hindu Munnani workers participated.

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