Man creates a ruckus at Tamil newspaper office

Thinakural owner Aruun Kumarr lodges a police report after the unidentified man turned abusive when his demand for the newspaper's printing permit was refused

PETALING JAYA: A local Tamil daily, lodged a police report after a man created a ruckus at paper’s office in Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur.

The report was lodged by Thinakural owner K Aruun Kumarr on Friday at the Sentul district police station.

Based on the report which was forwarded to FMT, at about 7.30pm on Friday, an Indian man  wearing full-faced black colour helmet entered the office and asked for Aruun Kumarr.

Aruun who was in the office at the time, asked the man to identify himself and why he was looking Aruun.

The man refused to identify himself and demanded that Thinakural’s newspaper permit be handed over to him.

When Aruun declined, the man started hurling derogatory words against the former and also threw a beer bottle in the direction of the receptionist. Fortunately, no one was injured.

Aruun said he lodged a police once the man left. “I felt threatened and fear for for the safety of my family and my paper,” he told FMT.

However, he refused to elaborate further about the incident, saying: “Let the police investigate and find out who is behind the incident.”