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K Armstrong Death: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong was allegedly hacked to death by a six-member gang near his residence in Chennai on Friday. The two-wheeler-borne gang attacked Armstrong, a former councillor of Chennai Corporation, near his Perambur residence in Chennai inflicting grievous injuries on him. The attackers fled the spot after injuring him. The BSP state president was rushed to a hospital for treatment, however, he died on the way, police said. The police stated that they had launched a hunt to trace out and nab the accused. 

Reacting to the incident, BSP supremo Mayawati demanded the Tamil Nadu government to ‘punish the guilty’. “The gruesome killing of Mr. K. Armstrong, Tamil Nadu state Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president, outside his Chennai house is highly deplorable and condemnable. An advocate by profession, he was known as a strong Dalit voice in the state. The state Govt. must punish the guilty,” she wrote on X, formerly Twitter. 

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami also expressed shock over the incident. Reacting to the incident, BJP Tamil Nadu Chief K Annamalai said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family & the cadres of the Bahujan Samaj Party at this time.”

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Who Was Tamil Nadu BSP Chief K Armstrong

- K Armstrong had completed his law degree from Venkateswara University, Tirupati, and practised law in Chennai courts. He advocated for Dalit rights and raised his voice for the underprivileged section of society throughout his life.

- Armstrong initially served as a corporation councillor in 2006 and later became president of BSP's Tamil Nadu unit in the subsequent year.

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- K Armstrong had contested in the Kolathur constituency in 2011, receiving substantial support despite not winning. 

- BSP Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong shot to fame after he organised a mega rally in Chennai two years ago and invited BSP chief Mayawati.