The pooja was performed in the Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) office seeking to protect women, where they were asked to keep small knives and pepper sprays to protect them from such attackers, he said.
HMK President Arjun Sampath later told reporters that safety and protection of women in the state had become "a question mark" in view of increasing attacks on them.
He urged the government to distribute safety devices to the women and install CCTVs at places with large women concentration.