The Thiruthuraipoondi North Union Secretary of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazahgam (TVK), Anand alias Praveenkumar of Alathampadi, and another person have been arrested by the Tiruvarur Town Police for allegedly harassing a woman on June 18.According official sources, the TVK party functionary and his friend, Ashok, allegedly misbehaved with a 27-year-old woman waiting for her father at the Tiruvarur New Bus Stand on Wednesday night.On being informed about the crime, her father questioned the behaviour of Anand and Ashok. He seized the keys of Anand and Ashok’s motorcycles and went straight to the Tiruvarur Town Police and lodged a complaint.Subsequently, the Tiruvarur Town Police made inquiries and booked Anand and Ashok under Section 79 (insulting the modesty of a woman) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on June 18.The TVK Tiruvarur South District secretary, Bharathi, said Anand has been expelled from the party post and as well as the primary membership of the party. Published - June 18, 2026 09:50 pm IST