However, after 6.30am, cops started forcing the protesters to leave the venue.Some of the protesters left willingly while others stayed put. Some protesters ran towards the seafront and police chased them.While a few hundred protesters still remained on the Marina Beach, police completely evicted protesters in VOC Park in Coimbatore and in Vellore. Police forced protesters at MGR roundabout in Trichy to disperse.Tension prevailed in Tamukkam and Alanganallur in Madurai district. Police held talks with protesters in Alanganallur.In Chennai, after evicting most protesters, police personnel took charge of the area. The started dismantling pandals while corporation workers started cleaning protest venue.Marina Beach witnessed a few lakh people in the last few days.

Source: Times of India January 23, 2017 04:30 UTC