Rahul Gandhi says he is ‘deeply shocked’ by the killing of Tamil Nadu BSP chief Armstrong

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on July 6 said he was “deeply shocked by the brutal and heinous murder” of Tamil Nadu Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president K. Armstrong in Chennai.

“I am deeply shocked by the brutal and heinous murder of Thiru Armstrong, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party in Tamil Nadu,” Mr Gandhi said, adding: “My deepest condolences go to his family, friends and supporters.”

“The Tamil Nadu Congress leaders are in constant touch with the Tamil Nadu government and I am confident that the government will ensure that the culprits are brought to justice at the earliest,” he said.

Armstrong, 52, was hacked to death by a six-member bike gang near his home in Perambur, Chennai, on July 5.

Chennai city police have arrested 11 suspects for their alleged involvement in the murder of BSP TN president K. Armstrong.

“Shocked,” Stalin said

Chief Minister MK Stalin said on July 6 that he had ordered the police to speed up the investigation and bring to justice those involved in the crime.

In a message posted on social media, Mr Stalin said he was shocked by the killing.

“The police have arrested the perpetrators of last night’s murder. I express my condolences to his family and party members,” Mr Stalin said in his message.