The police arrested a man, who hurled a pair of shoes at the statue of Dravida Kazhagam founder and social reformer EV Ramasamy (Periyar) on Monday. On the occasion of his 139th birth anniversary, many political leaders had come to pay their tributes to the leader . However, a motorcyclist hurled his shoes at the shoe when the members of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) were paying tributes. VCK party members immediately caught hold of the accused after which a minor conflict broke out at Mount Road. The police took the accused into custody for questioning. The accused, Jagadessan, is an advocate by profession and is reportedly a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter too. Another incident of vandalism was also reported in Tiruppur. A Periyar statue located in Tiruppur was vandalised by unidentified men. The offenders cut off a portion from the statue's head and placed a pair of footwear atop it. The matter is currently under investigation.