A cache of weapons was recovered from the encounter site
The DD scribe, Dhiraj Kumar said the horrific incident would never fade from his memory.
oyous and emotional scenes were witnessed at Thanachimadam village in Tamil Nadu where celebrations broke out on the arrival of 5 fishermen, who had escaped the gallows after spending 3 years in a Sri Lankan prison, with families and friends greeting them.
Two Naxals were also gunned down in these face-offs.
The MLAs have been disqualified with effect from Monday, under the 1986 Tamil Nadu Assembly Members Party Defection Law.