Man arrested for racial, obscene remarks against MK Stalin, CM of TN

A man named Bhoopathy (32yrs old) from Thiruninravur in Tamil Nadu State has been arrested for making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister M K Stalin and against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

On Saturday, 44-year-old Prem Anand, a resident of Thozhuvur in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur municipality, lodged a complaint at Thiruninravur police station stating that a Twitter account user going by the name of Ranjithkumar tweeted a video of Venkatesan Bhoopathy – the man accused of making the derogatory comments.

In the video, Bhoopathy threatened to remove CM Stalin from his post, claiming that under his rule, the members of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are becoming more bold. Bhoopathy also stated that Stalin’s uncle’s daughter ran away with a man from the SC community.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered against Bhoopathy, who was arrested for promoting disharmony and feelings of hatred between different groups. He has been slapped with relevant sections of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Information Technology Act.

Bhoopathy was presented before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody.

Since a case has been registered, police have warned that anyone sharing and forwarding the video will attract charges under provisions of the SC/ST Act and Information Technology Act.