Tamil Nadu BJP State Secretary Amar Prasad Reddy reportedly received a death threat via email and sought immediate intervention from the state authorities.
Sharing a screenshot of the email, Reddy wrote on his X account on 19 February 2026, “I request @CMOTamilnadu and @tnpolice to take immediate action regarding the death threat issued against me and my family. This is not the first such incident. Previously, ISI and PFI markings were placed on my residence, and I had already filed a complaint about it. I expect swift and serious action to ensure our safety.”
I request @CMOTamilnadu and @tnpolice to take immediate action regarding the death threat issued against me and my family.
This is not the first such incident. Previously, ISI and PFI markings were placed on my residence, and I had already filed a complaint about it. I expect… pic.twitter.com/5NmFczWyPk
— APR (@amarprasadreddy) February 19, 2026
According to Reddy’s complaint, the threatening message alleged that Amar Prasad Reddy had been speaking against Muslims and warned of violent consequences. The email, sent under the name “Ibrahim Anwar,” reportedly threatened to behead the BJP leader, kill his family, and plant 2 kg of RDX explosives at his residence.
In the message, the sender claimed that Muslims in Tamil Nadu were being targeted by Hindutva activists and referred to a recent BJP-related event in Ranipet. The email stated that the BJP would be their “primary target” and warned that they would not allow anyone to speak against their community.
The sender further issued specific threats, claiming Amar Prasad Reddy’s head would be “publicly severed” and that his entire family would be killed to demonstrate the strength of their community. The message also described the threat of placing explosives at his home and framed it as a challenge to the Tamil Nadu Police.
Quick to dismiss this as ‘fake news’, alleged fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, questioned why anyone, particularly a Muslim, would begin an email with ‘Insha Allah’. He replied to Reddy’s post on X saying, “Hello @CMOTamilnadu and @tnpolice, Please look into this email “threat to @amarprasadreddy avrgl”, Strangely, the screenshot shows the old Gmail logo, even though Gmail updated its logo back in 2020. Also who starts am email with “Insha Allah”. Hope the person behind this threat is arrested soon.”
Debunking the fake claims made by Zubair, Reddy shared a screen recording of his phone where he opened the email and printed it as PDF. In doing so, the output is as shared by Reddy in his post, thereby proving Zubair’s claims false.
Sharing the screen recording, Reddy wrote, “Hey fake news peddler @zoo_bear, Here is the proof of the threat I received from fundamentalists via email. It is shameful that this guy was conferred the Kottai Ameer Communal Harmony Award by the DMK Govt for “preventing violence through fact-checking.” Rewarding someone who delegitimizes genuine threats is a total mockery of our state’s highest honors.”
Hey fake news peddler @zoo_bear,
Here is the proof of the threat I received from fundamentalists via email.
It is shameful that this guy was conferred the Kottai Ameer Communal Harmony Award by the DMK Govt for “preventing violence through fact-checking.”
Rewarding someone… https://t.co/MbNiNqB2q8 pic.twitter.com/gVfJMPzJk3
— APR (@amarprasadreddy) February 19, 2026
Alleged fact-checker, in an attempt to prove his brethren were being targeted unnecessarily, got fact-checked himself.
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