For all the good works concerning public issues ,the activist has been attacked on several occasions by the cadres of the political parties when he attempted to remove bannersK.R. Ramaswamy, also popularly called ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy, earned more enemies than friends during his career as an activist. He started his activism by helping regulate the chaotic traffic in and around Parrys Corner and so was nicknamed ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy by the locals. S. Rangarajan, who was instrumental in forming Neer Exnora, said the filing of a PIL by Mr. Ramaswamy brought to light the encroachment of the huge parcel of railway land at the Velachery Railway station. For all the good works concerning public issues, Mr. Ramaswamy has been attacked on several occasions by the cadres of the political parties when he attempted to remove banners.

Source: The Hindu May 04, 2021 15:30 UTC