The Tamil Nadu based journalist attached with Kumudam magazine was brutally attacked by the miscreants in Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu on the night house of Tuesday. The journalist was identified as Karthik, a native of Virudhunagar and he has been undergoing treatment currently at a hospital in Sivakasi and after the incident was reported, the Madras Reporters' body had fiercely condemned the attack.

The reports say that Karthik was reportedly attacked with a machete and stumbled with severe injuries. Following the attack, the Sivakasi town police station had registered a case under the grounds of the attempt to murder and the police department had taken two suspects under their custody for further interrogations.

The Madras Reporters' Body has demanded the state government of Tamil Nadu to detain the miscreants. In the statement that was issued by President of the 'Madras Reporters Guild' Rangaraj, the body called on the Tamil Nadu government and the police department to probe the brutal attack. It also urged the state government to make sure that the journalists and reporters in the state have the freedom to function.

The Guild stated that Karthik's recent coverage was the reason behind this brutal attack. His recent report was titled 'Will Rajavarman defeat Rajendra Balaji'? and his report exhumed the contradictions and within the party fight that persists between ADMK Minister Rajendra Balaji and Rajavarman, who is sitting ADMK MLA of Sattur constituency in Virudhunagar. Karthik's report was published in the latest Kumudam edition.

Karthik reported that MLA Rajavarman has been eyeing to the berth in the state cabinet and he is rivaling against Rajendra Balaji and he also reported that the state minister has been struggling to contain Rajavarman's politics. Karthik has also named some of the senior ministers of the state including Deputy Chief Minister and stated that these ministers have been largely vying to the growth of Rajavarman and they are backing Rajavarman to keep stalemate against Rajendra Bajali. After his report was published, he was brutally attacked by the unidentified miscreants on the night hours of Tuesday following which he was admitted to a private hospital in Sivakasi.

The police department had asserted that the suspects can't flee from the investigations. They stated that they would analyze all the evidence including call lists and CCTV footage.