The incident brings into light the issue of journalists' safety in Tamil Nadu

Chennai: Another journalist has been punished for doing his job, here in Chennai on Monday. A Mirror Now journalist named Pramod Madhav was severely injured after he was attacked by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party members. Madhav was on-duty, reporting from the protest site of MDMK workers outside the governor's residence, where all the reporters were waiting for the official commencement of the protest march.

The video of the incident has been recorded and the hooligan, who was seen attacking the journalist was identified as Suresh Babu, hailed from Venkatapuram. The police officials said that he doesn't belong to any political party. According to sources, Pramod has been admitted to Royapettah government hospital, as he has suffered grievous injuries including a fractured nose. In the visuals captured, Madhav is seen being brutally beaten up by the accused men at a tea stall. He was hit, while he was holding his boom mic, reporting for the protest.

Meanwhile, MK Stalin, president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam issued a statement that the man who attacked Mirror Now journalist doesn't belong to DMK. A strict action should be taken against the person who attacked the journalist.

The incident brings into light the issue of journalists' safety in Tamil Nadu, as this is not the first time any on-duty journalist has been attacked. The Mirror Now team demands an apology from the DMK party and a stringent action against the accused.