A police sub-inspector, P Rajendran, was suspended on 7 August 2023 for making supposed “objectionable remarks” against religions after a voice note he posted on a private WhatsApp group that allegedly derided Christianity and Islam went viral on social media. The sub inspector works at the Pulianthope Traffic Investigation Wing as per reports.
“This is Rama Rajyam. Those who don’t accept can go to Pakistan or other countries,” the Inspector, P Rajendran, can be heard making these remarks in an audio message within a WhatsApp group he was a member of.
“This is India. We demolished the mosque in the Rama janma bhoomi and we are building a temple. We put the scepter in Parliament. Can you Christians and Muslims, stop this? If you can’t do it here, go and study in Pakistan or Saudi, don’t create religious problems. We are 80 percent, you both are 20 percent and whoever has the majority can rule,” the police officer allegedly made these comments in a WhatsApp group of his friend.
Inspector of Police, placed under suspension for sharing objectionable religious opinion on social media.
மதரீதியாக சமூக வலைதளத்தில் கருத்து தெரிவித்த காவல் ஆய்வாளர் தற்காலிக பணி நீக்கம்.
— GREATER CHENNAI POLICE -GCP (@chennaipolice_) August 7, 2023
Following the widespread circulation of the video containing the Inspector’s name, the city’s Police Commissioner, Sandeep Rai Rathore, initiated an investigation.
Subsequently, Joint Commissioner (Traffic) NM Mylvaganan conducted an inquiry, and the investigation process verified that the voice note had indeed been transmitted from Inspector Rajendran’s mobile number.
The Hindu Munnani released a statement on Twitter that, Sri Rama was not a religious leader but an identity of the country. Without understanding it, the Tamil Nadu government dismissed the Pulianthoppu traffic police inspector Rajendran by assuming Rama Rajyam as bigotry and using it as an excuse to fire him. They also questioned whether the Tamil Nadu government will take similar action against Uma Shankar IAS, who brazenly indulges in evangelical activity and peddles superstitions.
ஸ்ரீ ராமர் மதத்தலைவர் அல்ல. இந்திய திருநாட்டின் அடையாளம்.. அதனைப் புரிந்து கொள்ளாமல் தமிழக அரசு புளியந்தோப்பு போக்குவரத்து காவல் ஆய்வாளர் ராஜேந்திரன் அவர்கள் ராமராஜ்ஜியம் என்று கூறியதை மதவெறியாக காரணம் சொல்லி, பணியிடை நீக்கம் செய்திருப்பது வன்மையாக கண்டிக்கத்தக்கது..
இதேபோல்… pic.twitter.com/KpNpF3GgXr
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) August 7, 2023
(with inputs from News9)
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