The invite for the passport seva kendra inaugural here by the External Affairs Ministry, reportedly naming the BJP Puducherry unit head as guest of honour led to a row with fringe outfits resorting to protest.
A Saminathan, President of Puducherry unit of BJP was reportedly named guest of honour and his name found place with the same prominence as Puducherry Agriculture Minister R Kamalakannan.
Leaders of Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi and Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhakam demanded to know how the Puducherrry BJP president could be invited as guest of honour at a Government function.
Cadres of both outfits made a vain attempt to show black flags to External Affairs Minister when she arrived here to inaugurate a post office passport service kendra.
However they were all detained and later released, police said.
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