Chappals and eggs were hurled at the car of former union minister and DMK leader A Raja near Udhagamandalam today as he faced the wrath of a group of party workers opposed to the choice of M B Mubarak as the candidate for Coonoor in the May 16 assembly elections.


Police said around 400 DMK workers reportedly owing allegiance to former state minister D Ramachandran gathered in front of a hall in Kothagiri where Raja, former Lok Sabha member from Udhagamandalam, was to introduce the candidate.


As the car reached the venue, chappals and eggs were hurled at the vehicle. Some of the missiles landed on the car even as the workers ghearoed Raja, by preventing him and Mubarak from getting out, they said.


The protest came a day after party patriarch M Karunanidhi appealed to the cadres to put behind their disappointments over choice of nominees and work unitedly for DMK's victory assuming that he himself is the candidate in all the constituencies.

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