The Tamil Nadu government has granted sanction to prosecute BJP’s state president K Annamalai over allegations of promoting disharmony among communities. The sanction is based on a complaint filed by activist Piyush Manush, accusing Annamalai of propagating enmity through a speech delivered in September 2022 in Madurai.
In his speech, Annamalai spoke about an incident from 1956 involving DMK founder and former Chief Minister C N Annadurai, insinuating that certain remarks made by Annadurai had offended devotees of Goddess Meenakshi Amman, which led to an apology after a warning from Forward Bloc leader Muthuramalinga Thevar. While the veracity of this event has been questioned by many, Manush filed a complaint with the Salem police and district administration, seeking legal action against Annamalai.
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