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23 Jan 2017

In power

AIADMK — Tamil Nadu

Acted

Police, Tamil Nadu

Police eviction: early on 23 January police gave protesters on Marina Beach a copy of the ordinance and asked them to leave, then physically removed those who stayed. Protesters told Scroll that they asked for time to consult lawyers and were refused. Roads to the beach were barricaded, and Hindustan Times reported that most protesters had been cleared by noon. Officials told Hindustan Times that some people seemed to have infiltrated the protests and urged others to stay, forcing the police to use force; WION reported that police said they needed to secure the beachfront before Republic Day. [3][4][2][1]

• at least 7,000 protesters on Marina Beach when police handed over the ordinance, said Hindustan Times [4]
• as many as 5,000 protesters evicted from Marina Beach, said unattributed reports cited by WION [2]

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