Coimbatore: Based on a complaint lodged by Annur TPDK In-charge Gopalakrishnan against a person called Nandha from a right wing outfit for allegedly posting defamatory content on his Facebook page about Thanthai Periyar, police have filed a case against him.
Coimbatore: Based on a complaint lodged by Annur TPDK In-charge Gopalakrishnan against a person called Nandha from a right wing outfit for allegedly posting defamatory content on his Facebook page about Thanthai Periyar, police have filed a case against him.
It is to be noted that members of pro-Hindu outfits and Periyarists have been clashing on social media spaces over the past few days.
Following this, members of TPDK lodged a complaint at Annur Police station against a person called Nandha of a right wing outfit for allegedly posting defamatory content on his Facebook page about Thanthai Periyar. Citing the recent case under the IPC Sections 153(a), 295(a) and 505(2) filed on Shanmuganathan, a third year law student from Annur near Coimbatore for allegedly posting objectionable content pertaining to PM, Modi and Kandha Shasti Kavasam - a Tamil hymn on Lord Muruga, the TPDK members sought explantion as to why action was not initiated against the person, Hairlines Nandha, from a Hindu outfit who posted defamatory content against Periyar, on his social media wall.
Demanding action against their complaint, the TPDK members staged an agitation alleging the Police for not acting upon such complaints in a fair manner. They warned to conduct protests on a large scale, if action is not initiated against their complaint.
Following this, Annur Police held discussions with them and booked Hairlines Nandha under sections IPC 153 (a), 295 (a), and 505 (2).
The news of cases booked against a Periyarist and a Hindutva activist on the same day under same sections at Annur has become a trending topic on social media spaces.
It is to be noted that members of pro-Hindu outfits and Periyarists have been clashing on social media spaces over the past few days.
Following this, members of TPDK lodged a complaint at Annur Police station against a person called Nandha of a right wing outfit for allegedly posting defamatory content on his Facebook page about Thanthai Periyar. Citing the recent case under the IPC Sections 153(a), 295(a) and 505(2) filed on Shanmuganathan, a third year law student from Annur near Coimbatore for allegedly posting objectionable content pertaining to PM, Modi and Kandha Shasti Kavasam - a Tamil hymn on Lord Muruga, the TPDK members sought explantion as to why action was not initiated against the person, Hairlines Nandha, from a Hindu outfit who posted defamatory content against Periyar, on his social media wall.
Demanding action against their complaint, the TPDK members staged an agitation alleging the Police for not acting upon such complaints in a fair manner. They warned to conduct protests on a large scale, if action is not initiated against their complaint.
Following this, Annur Police held discussions with them and booked Hairlines Nandha under sections IPC 153 (a), 295 (a), and 505 (2).
The news of cases booked against a Periyarist and a Hindutva activist on the same day under same sections at Annur has become a trending topic on social media spaces.