A statue of social reformer and rationalist leader, popularly known as Periyar, was vandalised on Tuesday night in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district. The statue of Periyar, located inside the Tirupattur corporation office, was targeted around 9 p.m. The glasses and nose of the statue were damaged.

Two people have been arrested in this regard. One of them was identified as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, the other person as a Communist Party of India (CPI) worker. Meanwhile, a petrol bomb was hurled at the BJP's office in Coimbatore by unidentified miscreants after Periyar statue was vandalised here.