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The Hindu Bureau

T.N. BJP secretary arrested by Madurai police for allegedly attempting to incite caste violence through false social media post

The Madurai City Police have arrested the BJP’s Tamil Nadu secretary, S.G. Suryah, for a social media post vilifying Madurai MP, Su. Venkatesan and a non-existent Communist Party of India (Marxist) councillor.

A team of the Cyber Crime police from Madurai arrested Mr. Suryah at his residence in Chennai on the night of Friday, June 16, 2023, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Information Technology Act, on charges of wanton vilification of a particular group and intentional insults.

The police said that the action had been taken based on a complaint lodged by CPI (M) Madurai Urban District secretary, M. Ganesan.

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