Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Tamil Nadu president Armstrong was brutally murdered near his residence in Perambur, Chennai on Friday evening. According to officials, Armstrong was attacked by an unidentified group of six people who hacked him to death.

The incident occurred in the Sembium police jurisdiction. Chennai police have launched an intensive search operation to apprehend the assailants, though no arrests have been made at the time of reporting.

Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami took to his official X account and expressed his shock to hear the news of Armstrong’s death.

Further details are awaited.

(Inputs from ANI)