However, head constable Sivakumar, posted for the CM’s security, thwarted the bid by R Chinnasamy (43) of Manappari and handed him over to Abiramapuram police.

 Chinnasamy told police that he met ex-MLA Poovai Chezhiyan when the latter came to inaugurate an MGR statue in Tiruchy in 2018 and gave him Rs 8 lakh to get his wife Minnalkodi a job in the cooperative society. However, Poovai Chezhiyan did not fulfil his promise and allegedly threatened to kill him. Dejected, Chinnasamy reached Chennai and submitted a petition before attempting suicide, said police.