Ramasamy arrived at the spot after having visited various areas in the city yesterday and a posse of policemen followed him, anticipating problem, police said.
Seeing them, Ramasamy demanded to know why banners and posters, particularly of political parties and corporates,were allowed to remain there, despite expiry of permission.
He suggested they voluntarily remove them or else he himself would do that and engage in picketing.
Later, Ramasamy submitted a memorandum to city police commissioner A K Vishwanathan and urged him to take steps to remove all llegally erected banners and digital boards of political parties and big companies which were creating a lot of hurdles to road users.