Kushboo held ahead of protest against Thirumavalavan
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Visit and protest might create pressure in Chidambaram city, in response to police officer
Actor-turned politician Kushboo and her supporters had been on Tuesday arrested by the police after they had been continuing in the direction of Chidambaram to steer a protest against Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi chief and Chidambaram Lok Sabha member Thol. Thirumavalavan for his recent remarks against what he claimed Manusmriti stated on girls.
A senior police officer stated she and 20 others of the BJP had been taken into preventive custody as their go to and protest might create pressure in Chidambaram city. They shall be booked below Section 151(knowingly becoming a member of or persevering with in meeting of 5 or extra individuals after it has been commanded to disperse) of IPC or Section 7(1)(a) (with intent to trigger any individual to abstain from doing or to do any act which such individual has a proper to do or to abstain from doing, obstructs or makes use of violence to or intimidates such individual) of Criminal Law Amendment Act. The provisions shall be determined later, stated police sources.
A press release made by Mr. Thirumavalavan throughout a webinar in September turned controversial final week, after a clipping went viral. He claimed that Manusmriti should be banned because it handled girls badly.
Ms. Kushboo, who not too long ago jumped ship from the Congress to the BJP, accused him of denigrating girls, difficult him to search out passages within the Manusmriti to help his cost.
BJP members showed their opposition to Mr. Thirumavalavan when he visited Kavunthapadi, Erode district, on Monday.
In the meantime, the BJP deliberate to stage a protest on Tuesday against Mr. Thirumavalavan in Chidambaram and different locations throughout the State. On Monday night time, a bunch of VCK staff demanded permission from the Collector to conduct a counter protest.
Sensing bother, the district officers and high cops met and determined to disclaim permission to each.
In the morning hours, Ms. Kushboo was stopped by the Chengalpattu police on East Coast Road close to Muttukadu and picked up. Along together with her, BJP supporters had been additionally taken into preventive custody, stated police.
BJP vice-president K.T.Ragavan was additionally picked up close to Tindivanam, police added.
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