A former leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), RBVS Manian, was apprehended by the Chennai police on Thursday (14 September 2023). He has been booked for making “offensive remarks” against Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
In a video that was doing the rounds on social media, RBVS Manian can be heard saying that Dr. BR Ambedkar, was merely a stenographer with no meaningful involvement in the crafting of the ‘constitution of India’. Furthermore, he was observed making indecent remarks about Thiruvalluvar.
On Thursday morning, the Chennai police took RBVS Manian into custody at his residence in T. Nagar. He has been booked under five sections of IPC, including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 153, 153(a).
While what RBVS Manian did make derogatory remarks on Dr. Ambedkar and has to face the consequences, many on social media alleged bias on the part of Tamil Nadu police as there has been no action taken on DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin (Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son) for his hate speech against Sanatana Dharma or the Hindu religion
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin stoked a controversy claiming that Sanatana Dharma is like mosquito, dengue, malaria and corona which has to be eradicated and not just opposed.
Udhayanidhi Stalin made this speech during the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association organized “Eradicate Sanatanam Conclave” at Kamarajar Chennai on 2 September 2023, akin to the anti-Hindu Dismantling Global Hindutva conference that was held in 2021.
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