Tirunelveli, April 23 -- Congress on Wednesday staged a protest in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district condemning the Pahalgam terrorist attack, which happened on Tuesday afternoon.

The protest was led by the President of the Tirunelveli District Congress Committee, Shankar Pandian, Tensions erupted during the protests as the protesters burnt the effigy of Pakistan. However, the police officials intervened and seized the effigy.

In response to the police's actions, the protestors tore the photograph of the Pakistani president and set it ablaze on the ground, which made the situation tense.

The protestors also raised slogans against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding his resignation and also blamed him for the lapse in national secu...