New Delhi: Senior political chief and former Kerala MLA PC George was arrested within the early hours of Sunday from his residence at Erattupeta in Kottayam district, Kerala. The arrest adopted the reported hate speech that he had delivered throughout ‘Ananathapuri Hindu Mahasammelan’ at Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.
Besides taking him into custody, the Fort Police in Thiruvananthapuram has registered suo moto case towards him underneath sections 153A IPC.
Thiruvananthapuram | Former MLA PC George delivered to AR Camp, Nandavanam by Police
He was taken into police custody after a case was registered towards him for his alleged communal remarks pic.twitter.com/pHKQE6bV04
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The Kerala Congress chief was allowed to return to the state capital in his personal automobile and was accompanied by an enormous police contingent within the wake of a number of organisations popping out towards his speech. The Muslim League and CPI-M had complained about George’s hate speech.
A heavy police contingent was deployed throughout the roads by way of which George was delivered to Thiruvananthapuram. George had given a vitriolic speech wherein he had lashed out towards the Muslim group.
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BJP state president, Okay Surendran flayed the arrest of PC George and stated that the arrest was a part of the coverage adopted by the Pinarayi Vijayan authorities of curbing the correct of free speech. In a press release, the BJP chief stated that “the Islamic fundamentalists and moulvis had got away with making hate speeches that had created a divide in society and Pinarayi Vijayan and his police were on selective ‘amnesia’.”
The ‘Ananthapuri Hindu Mahasammelan’ had drawn nice curiosity in Kerala with Hindu audio system from varied walks of life attending the programme. Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan will tackle the occasion on Sunday.
