The Villupuram police on July 24 arrested V.A.T. Kalivaradhan, Villupuram south district president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for allegedly making derogatory remarks against former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and Thoothukudi MP and DMK leader Kanimozhi.
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Police sources said Mr. Kalivaradhan had made these derogatory remarks while participating in a demonstration against the ruling DMK at Vikravandi in Villupuram district. Based on a complaint, a police team arrested Mr. Kalivaradhan from his house at Manampoondi near Villupuram in the early hours of Monday.
A case was booked against him under Sections 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), and 505 (i) c (with intent to incite, any class of community or persons to commit any offence against any other class or community) of the Indian Penal Code read with section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 2002.
