In a shocking piece of news, a DMK functionary in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu was hacked to death in the morning hours of Wednesday- April 27 by his relatives. The incident had spurred a furore in the area and the probe is launched by the local police and the officials are searching for the assailants.

According to our sources, 55-year-old Kanthan was a resident of Konganapuram, Salem. He was a former panchayat president and had been serving as DMK's functionary. As a daily routine, he was busy with his morning work on Wednesday - April 27. He was on a walk in Kanniyampatti during which his relatives 35-year-old Manikandan and the latter's uncle 50-year-old Chinnapaiyan had arrived at the spot on a bike.

They had pushed Kandan and started attacking him in the daylight. The duo had then taken a sickle and brutally slayed Kandan, before fleeing the spot. The DMK functionary had sustained injuries in his chest, neck, and elbow. He had lost blood after hearing him screaming, the neighbours rushed to the spot and had taken Kandan to a private hospital. 

However, he was declared dead on Wednesday. After being informed, the Konganapuram police department had recovered the body and sent it to the Salem Government Hospital for conducting an autopsy. During the preliminary investigation, it has come to the revelation that Kandan and Manikandan had a personal dispute and their dispute was apparent during the local body polls.

It has been reported that Manikandan and his uncle were waiting to take revenge on Kandan and they came to know that Kandan was in his morning walk in Kanniyampatti following which, they had arrived at the spot and hacked Kandan to death. The police have registered a case and are looking for the assailants.