The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested M Senthil Vasan, 49-year old man part of Karuppar Koottam Youtube channel on Wednesday evening, two days after cases were registered from different quarters.
M Senthil Vasan is a resident of Velachery, and is a member of the YouTube channel Karuppar Kootam, run by Surendar Natarajan.
Earlier, the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP had filed complaint after the issue gained traction. A complaint was filed by a BJP functionaries – RC Paul Kanakaraj, advocate wing’s head of BJP state unit stating that Surendar had posted videos against Hindu religion.
Complaints were filed by Tamil Nadu BJP Youth Wing President Vinoj P. Selvam and Aswathaman, a member of the party’s legal cell as well.
Members belonging to the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) too had filed a complaint against the channel earlier.
The CCB registered a case under Sections 153, 153(A)(1)(a), 295(P), 505 (1)(b) and 505(2) of IPC on Monday.
Karuppar Koottam had abused Hindu God Murugan revered as the Tamil God in Tamil Nadu by making derogatory references to Kandhasashti Kavasam, a hymn dedicated to Lord Murugan.
Karuppar Koottam channel has been posting videos abusing Hindu Gods, Hindus and Brahmins for a long time under the garb of ‘rationalism’. In the series titled “Aabasa Puranam” (Porn Puranam), members of the Karuppar Kootam (especially Surendhar Natarajan) use vulgar language and trash-talk Hindu Gods like Murugan, Saraswathi, Brahma, etc.