SETC official suspended over chief guest row at Madurai eye camp

Madurai: The depot manager of the

State Express Transport Corporation

(SETC) at

Madurai

was placed under suspension following an incident that happened during a function held in the corporation. A free eye camp was organised in all

SETC

depots from May 22 to May 24. Madurai district president of the BJP Dr P Saravanan was invited as chief guest in Madurai on May 24. The trade unions protested the participation of a person who was not an elected representative and claimed that his presence politicised the event. The CPM issued a statement on May 25 condemning it. On Thursday, the SETC headquarters in Chennai issued a statement, stating that the BJP functionary had represented the NGO that attended the event. It said depot manager

A Abhimanyu

, who allowed members of political parties to attend the event, was placed under suspension. TNN