<p>Inter-state buses of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) that were briefly halted near the Andhra Pradesh border following the arrest of TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, resumed services, a senior official said on Saturday.</p>.<p> Early morning passengers and pilgrims proceeding to Tirupati, who were caught unawares when the buses did not proceed beyond Tiruttani while some buses stopped at the border check-posts apprehensive of backlash due to the arrest of the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, were stranded for about three hours.</p>.No force on Earth can stop me: Chandrababu Naidu's first reaction after arrest.<p> “The buses were stopped for two-three hours from 7 am, as we did not want to risk the lives of our passengers and also to avoid any damage to the vehicles. The services gradually resumed from 10 am onwards,” a senior official at the state transport department told PTI.</p>.<p> This temporary halt in services, nevertheless, caused some inconvenience to the passengers who could not reach their destinations on time.</p>.<p> Those proceeding to the neighbouring state for work had to depend on share autos to reach their places of work.</p>.<p> “I had to wait since 7 am as no bus proceeded to Andhra. I had to take a share auto to reach my office,” a security guard said.</p>.<p> Andhra bound buses were also stopped at Uthukottai, Ponpadi, and Arambakkam on the Tamil Nadu border. </p>
<p>Inter-state buses of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) that were briefly halted near the Andhra Pradesh border following the arrest of TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, resumed services, a senior official said on Saturday.</p>.<p> Early morning passengers and pilgrims proceeding to Tirupati, who were caught unawares when the buses did not proceed beyond Tiruttani while some buses stopped at the border check-posts apprehensive of backlash due to the arrest of the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, were stranded for about three hours.</p>.No force on Earth can stop me: Chandrababu Naidu's first reaction after arrest.<p> “The buses were stopped for two-three hours from 7 am, as we did not want to risk the lives of our passengers and also to avoid any damage to the vehicles. The services gradually resumed from 10 am onwards,” a senior official at the state transport department told PTI.</p>.<p> This temporary halt in services, nevertheless, caused some inconvenience to the passengers who could not reach their destinations on time.</p>.<p> Those proceeding to the neighbouring state for work had to depend on share autos to reach their places of work.</p>.<p> “I had to wait since 7 am as no bus proceeded to Andhra. I had to take a share auto to reach my office,” a security guard said.</p>.<p> Andhra bound buses were also stopped at Uthukottai, Ponpadi, and Arambakkam on the Tamil Nadu border. </p>