JAC CHAIRMAN KODANDARAM ARRESTED ; UNEMPLOYED RALLY, CLASHES TRIGGER TENSION IN HYDERABAD

JAC Chairman and Face of the separate Telangana struggle, Kodandaram was arrested by the police at around 3 AM early in the morning as he prepares to go ahead with its rally in the city protesting against the delay in filling up vacancies in the Government and a few other demands.

Tension prevailed in parts of Hyderabad and Secunderabad today as police arrested scores of students and their leaders to foil a rally of unemployed youths.

Protest reported from Osmania University, Nizam College, Secunderabad PG College and some other educational institutions as students staged protests to condemn the arrest of Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) convenor M. Kodandaram and other leaders and activists across Telangana.

The students took out rallies, shouting anti-government slogans demanding their release,