BJP Coimbatore president Balaji Uthamaramasamy was arrested on Wednesday on charges of making derogatory remarks against social reformer Periyar E.V. Ramasamy and DMK Nilgiris MP A. Raja.
Mr. Uthamaramasamy was accused of making the remarks during a protest by the Hindu Munnani at Peelamedu on Sunday which was organised to condemn the Nilgiris MP for his alleged disrespectful comments on Hinduism citing the Manusmriti.