Indian National League State president Abdul Rahim and two of his party members were arrested by Triplicane police early on Tuesday.

Their partymen had announced public slaughter of cows outside the Raj Bhavan on Friday in protest against the beef ban in Maharashtra.

Pig slaughter plan

Similarly, three members of a Hindu outfit who planned slaughter of pigs outside the Raj Bhavan on Friday in protest against the Chennai Corporation authorities not granting permission for public slaughter were also arrested.

The six men were remanded in judicial custody.