Arunagiri (60), a former close aide of MDMK general secretary Vaiko, was arrested for allegedly posting content on his blog that insulted Hindu deities and religious practices.

வைகோ முன்னாள் உதவியாளர் கைது#Vaiko| #Arunagiri| #Arresthttps://t.co/y4W3uzOWeZ pic.twitter.com/QhnGNheBNy

— Dinamalar (@dinamalarweb) July 1, 2025

Arunagiri is the son of former Sankarankovil Municipality chairman Palaniswami and a native of Sankarankovil in Tenkasi district. He had been consistently posting derogatory remarks about Hindu gods on Facebook and blogs under the pseudonym “Arunagiri Sankarankovil.”

The complaint was filed by Hindu Munnani leader Padagalingam at the Sankarankovil police station. Following the complaint, police arrested Arunagiri for allegedly offending religious sentiments. He was presented before Magistrate Suresh Kumar and has been remanded to Tirunelveli Central Jail.

(With inputs from Dinamalar)

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Seeman, the chief coordinator of the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), has strongly criticized the ruling DMK government for arresting his party member Sattai Duraimurugan. Duraimurugan was detained for criticizing the DMK and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi. Seeman expressed his outrage, questioning whether the government and Karunanidhi – the father of the current Chief Minister, are immune to criticism. He challenged them that if that was the case, then he must be arrested him as well.

The Trichy Cyber Crime police apprehended Sattai Duraimurugan, a popular YouTuber and the Policy Outreach Secretary of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), in Courtallam. He was taken into custody for allegedly tarnishing the reputation of former Chief Minister Karunanidhi during the Vikravandi by-election campaign and faces accusations of disparaging the Tamil Nadu government with subpar critiques.

Speaking to reporters about the Duraimurugan’s arrest, Seeman questioned, “Why was Duraimurugan detained by this government? Did he say anything worse than me? You wield your authority like a powerful monarch right… Can you detain me? Let’s see. Detaining those around me, putting pressure on me… this is some kind of administration it seems, tell me what for is this arrest?” When reporters explained that the arrest was due to Duraimurugan’s alleged defamation of Karunanidhi during a speech in Vikravandi, Seeman responded, “That wasn’t defamation; it was a song that was already there in existence for quite some time, ‘Karunanidhi, the forger, the conspirator, Karunanidhi, the villain.’ It’s a song—shall I send it to you? You’ve ignored the writer and the singer and arrested the person who sang it. Now I’ll sing it myself, file an FIR on me.”

Seeman then proceeded to sing the song and challenged the government to jail him.

Seeman then accused the DMK of targeting individuals who lack the power to retaliate, saying they should confront a worthy opponent instead. He criticized the former Chief Minister Karunanidhi, calling him a traitor to the Tamil people. Seeman challenged, “Who is prepared to debate this issue? Will you, after coming to power, glorify your father as a saint? Can the betrayal be forgotten? In the political history of the Tamils ​​in this country, the beginning of evil rule is only after Karunanidhi came to power. Is there anyone who can deny that?”

Seeman accused the DMK’s IT wing and Chief Minister Stalin of using freedom of speech to criticize others, while any similar criticism from their opponents is met with detention under the guise of defamation.

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In a development today, the Surat District Court in Gujarat convicted Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case. The case pertains to remarks made by Gandhi during a 2019 election rally in Karnataka’s Kolar district, where he allegedly commented that “all thieves have Modi surname,” referring to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s last name. The court awarded a sentence of two years under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code. 

Every Indian must watch this and ask if Rahul Gandhi is wrong in what he said in his speech?

Questioning corruption is wrong?
Conviction for saying the truth?

Watch the video and Ask. pic.twitter.com/8kRukZZFcN

— Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) March 23, 2023

This is not the first time that Rahul Gandhi has made such defamatory remarks. 

“Chowkidar Chor Hai”

In 2019, Rahul Gandhi raised many questions and made several allegations against the Narendra Modi government, especially concerning the Rafale deal. 

On 10 April 2019, following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow classified documents to be used as evidence for a review of the Rafale jet deal, Rahul Gandhi made these comments that led to a lawsuit being filed against him by BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi. Rahul Gandhi issued an apology to the Supreme Court for incorrectly attributing his “chowkidar chor hai” (watchman is a thief) comment to the apex court. The court had issued a contempt notice to Rahul Gandhi for the remark. However, Rahul Gandhi clarified that he had made the statement in the heat of political campaigning and that it was not intended to attack the court or its judges. Consequently, he expressed regret and apologised for the same.

RSS Killed Gandhi

During an election rally in Bhiwandi on 6 March 2014, Congress President Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was responsible for Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. Subsequently, an RSS member named Rajesh Kunte filed a defamation case against Gandhi for his remarks. The Supreme Court of India asked him to either express regret or face trial for his statement. Later, he expressed regret and apologised to the Supreme Court for his remarks.

On Veer Savarkar

In a press conference in Maharashtra’s Aloka in November 2022, Rahul Gandhi alleged that Savarkar had written a mercy petition to the British stating “I beg to remain, sir, your most obedient servant, VD Savarkar.” A defamation case was registered by Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) functionary.

Now that the court has pulled up Rahul Gandhi for his defamatory remarks against Prime Minister Modi, will he apologise again?

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