"The way the Taliban are trying to build a Muslim nation. In the same way, some people present the concept of Hindu Rashtra to us," Akhtar had said last year
RSS asked for the permission to hold rallies in 50 places in the state. The Madras High Court had allowed the organization to take the route marches and hold the rallies in 44 places.
The victim named Prakash stated that he could not identify the assailants as they had worn masks while attacking. He also said that after the attack, the miscreants raised anti-RSS slogans.