They spoke about minority religions practiced in India were from foreign countries and also encouraged students to use religious symbols while attending schools, said FIR.
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Under charges of promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, E3 Anna Nagar police have registered a case against seven people including BJP Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagendran and former State BJP president K. Annamalai.
Based on the complaint of advocate Vanchinathan that the ‘Murugan Bhakthargal Maanadu’ which was held recently in Madurai blatantly flouted the directions of Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, police booked seven people under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Quoting the court’s order that the religious event should strictly adhere to matters pertaining faith and religion and should not deviate from the topic, Mr. Vanchinathan noted that the resolutions passed during the event and the topics the speakers spoke were completely political.
They spoke about minority religions practiced in India were from foreign countries and also encouraged students to use religious symbols while attending schools, said FIR.
The speakers at the event also spoke about the Uttar Pradesh government’s bulldozer justice, among others.
They were not just off the topic but were also against the secularism principle of the Indian Constitution and the direction of the Madras HC which permitted the event.
Based on the complaints of the advocate, police booked Kadeshwara Subramaniyam of Hindu Front, Muthukumar, secretary of State Hindu Front, Bakthan, Vanniyarajan, south Indian RSS leader, Annamalai, Nainar Nagendran and Siravai Aathinam Kumarakurupa Swamy.
They were booked under sections 196(1)(a) (promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 299 (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 302 (Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person), 353(1)(b)(statements conducing to public mischief) and 353(2)(punishment of imprisonment up to three years) of BNS.
Published – July 02, 2025 10:06 pm IST
