Mr. Narayanan had climbed down from the dais, escorted by N. Ram, chairman, KSL, and as he approached the front row, the young man proceeded towards the former NSA and threw a slipper at him. The slipper glanced the back of Mr. Narayanan’s head and fell into Mr. Ram’s hand, as he was standing right behind.

After the incident, police immediately apprehended him and took him to the Royapettah police station. According to police sources, Prabhakaran of Aranthangi in Pudukottai, is a Sri Lankan Tamil and his family moved to Tamil Nadu in the 1970s. He reportedly belongs to the May 17 Movement and entered the venue registering himself with the name Raghavan for the event.

50 detained

“When he was coming out, he hit the former Security Advisor. He was immediately taken away by the police. He shouted slogans against Mr. Narayanan,” said a police officer. He added that they had detained some 50 members of the May 17 movement on Goudia Mutt Road.