Source: Times of India
CHENNAI, INDIA, January 3, 2002: About 60 volunteers of the Tamil Nadu unit of Shiv Sena were taken into custody on Wednesday when they attempted to take out a procession to former chief minister M. Karunanidhi’s residence here in protest against his reported remarks that applying “Vibhuti” (sacred ash) on the forehead was superstitious. Earlier, the Sainiks also held a demonstration condemning Karunanidhi for his remarks, police said.