trichy women and child volunteers of makkal adhikaram were arrested during a massive protest in front of a tasmac outlet at lalgudi police from several parts were deployed to arrest the volunteers who put up a resistance at least 160 people were arrested according to the police the makkal adhikaram claimed the tasmac shop at anbil village had been causing trouble to the villagers and wanted it to be closed on may 4 though the police had denied permission for a gathering and in the light of the warning by the makkal adhikaram policemen including senior officials from samayapuram jeeyapuram and trichy were deployed to thwart the attempts of the protestorshowever about 200 activists gathered at anbil as they continued to walk towards the shop demanding its closure the policemen surrounded them and asked them to disperse it is said the tasmac shop in lalgudi is the only one in at least five villages in the anbil locality and thousands throng the outlet every day the villagers complain that all the men from the locality daily visit the shop by travelling several kilometres which is causing the womenfolk much worry