Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP chief Okay. Annamalai has been booked by the police in Dharmapuri district for allegedly selling enmity between completely different non secular teams.
The police took the step Wednesday after a youth from Bommidi got here ahead with a criticism after Annamalai’s go to to the Mount Carmel church as a part of the ‘En Mann, En Makkal (My Soil, My People)’ yatra on 8 January.
The BJP chief was confronted by crowds which stopped him from garlanding the idol of Mary, questioning his intentions of going to church and accusing him of selling non secular politics.
He additionally confronted questions on the BJP authorities’s ‘silence’ within the ongoing Manipur ethnic battle, the place most of the victims had been Christians.
Despite the fact that Annamalai tried pacifying them, the protesters refused to budge and ultimately the BJP chief misplaced his cool and argued with one in every of them.
In movies extensively shared on social media, Annamalai is purportedly heard difficult the protesters about what would occur if he introduced 2,000 individuals and did a dharna on the shrine. He then goes on to garland the idol, underneath police cowl.
Calls to the police went unanswered. This report can be up to date as and when a response is obtained.
BJP state vice-president Narayanan Thirupathy contended that the police ought to have taken motion towards the protesters for making a regulation and order drawback throughout Annamalai’s go to.
“I strongly condemn the action against Annamalai. He had gone to the church to worship. Anyone can worship god anywhere; that is a human right. Here, the police should have taken action against those who obstructed Annamalai and tried to create a law and order problem when he was there. Instead, they have taken action against Annamalai,” Thirupathy instructed ThePrint.
The police motion is proof of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s ‘anti-Hindu mindset’, he alleged.
“A person who went to worship has been booked. Whereas a person (read, Udhayanidhi Stalin) who said the Sanatan Dharma should be eradicated, is being felicitated. This is what the Dravida model is,” the BJP state vice-president mentioned.
(Edited by Tony Rai)
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