Shops closed in Peralam

THIRUVARUR: Hundreds of shops in Peralam town downed their shutters on Saturday, after the killing of the Peralam Town DMK Secretary Panneerselvam by a 10-member gang in Aruppukottai on Friday night.Pannneerselvam was wanted in several murder cases and the recent one was the murder of Saminathan who belonged to Kollumangudi in Peralam. He was earlier arrested in the killing of CPM party member and Thiruvarur district secretary of the Agriculture Labourers Association Navalan on January 19, 2011. Panneerselvam was arrested under the Goondas Act was released on bail.On Friday night, a 10-member gang who came on motorbikes entered into argument with Panneerselvam and killed him with lethal weapons,