Pasupathy Pandian

Pandian was born on 13 April 1960 in Alangarathattu, a village near Thoothukudi.^[1]

Pandian was a member of the Pattali Makkal Katchi political party of the Tamil Nadu, before creating a party of his own. He had issues with Subramania nadar family for landrelated issues.^{[citation needed]}

He was murdered on 10 January 2012.^[2] He was hacked to death by a gang at his residence in Nandhavanathupatti near Dindigul. Special teams were constituted to find his assailants. The police took many persons for questioning including Pandian's bodyguards, who were with him at the time of the murder. Arulanandham hails from Mullakadu, which is near Moolakarai, the native place of 'Venkatesa Pannaiyar'. Two men surrendered in the Valliyoor court in connection with the murder. Venkatesh Pannayar was an industrialist. Police are investigating if Pandian's murder was committed in retaliation for the murders in Pannaiyar's group, including Sivasubramaniya Nadar, grandfather of Subash Pannaiyar (cousin of Pannaiyar), who was murdered in 1990, with Pandian named as an accused. Police sources say that enmity within Pasupathy's family was not ruled out, as his own bodyguards were interrogated.^{[citation needed]}

Though the southern districts remained calm on Thursday,^{[clarification needed]} police pickets were placed in sensitive places like Paramakudi, Kadaladi, Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram among others. Patrolling was intensified in these places.^[3]