A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader took out her sandals to beat farmer leader, who was distributing pamphlets criticising Central government, in Tamil Nadu's Thiruchendur on Friday. Following the argument Nellaiyammal slapped the farmer leader and a while after took her sandal to attack the old man. A heated argument ensued between District Secretary of the BJP's women's wing Nellaiyammal and Tamil Nadu farmer leader P Ayyakannu outside premises of Sri Subramania Swamy Temple in Thiruchendur when the latter was allegedly distributing pamphlets criticising Central government.