A video has gone viral in social media in which a Tamil Nadu police officer can be seen verbally abusing and threatening a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker.
The incident happened at Dharapuram Road, Tirupur near the Kottai Mariamman Temple where the temple festival was being celebrated. Manoj Kumar, son of Chidambaram and an RSS worker of the area had gone with his friends to the temple at 11 PM. They were allegedly stopped by a police officer at that time asking them why they were coming now.
In the video, the police officer can be heard abusing and pushing Manoj.
He says “If you don’t want me to push you, behave accordingly. If you don’t like me keep my hand on you, behave accordingly. Bug off. I know which broom comes to temple and worships god. Get lost. A broom which came to worship god.”
“You should be with your wife and children now, what business do you have here at 11 PM? Go stand there. What plucking work you have here?”, the policeman says pushing the RSS worker.
When Manoj requests the officer not to manhandle him, the police officer threatens saying “What will you do man? What will you do? What will you do? P*nda (Tamil cuss word denoting for female genitalia). Look at you, P*unda. I’ll cut it off. Keep your shenanigans with someone else.”
டேய் போடா அறுத்துவிடுவேன்… திருப்பூர் புறநகர் RSS பகுதி செயலாளரை மிரட்டும் காவல்துறை அதிகாரி | Thamarai TV@annamalai_k @HRajaBJP @RSSorg @tnpoliceoffl @mkstalin @CTR_Nirmalkumar @BJP4TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/FLajvZKSUT
— Thamarai TV (@ThamaraiTVTamil) February 23, 2023
Manoj Kumar later went home and subsequently filed a complaint with the Tirupur Police Commissioner. The police are currently looking into the matter.
(With inputs from Mediyaan)
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