Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathiser, identified as R. Suresh (45) from Madurai District of Tamil Nadu on February 19, reports The Times of India. He was arrested on charges of raising slogans against the Union government during the funeral ceremony of a Maoist leader - Manivasakam at Theevattipatti Police Station limits in Salem District in November 2019.