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Publication: Agencies
Date: December 15, 2004
Two cases were registered by police
yesterday against BJP Tamil Nadu unit secretary H Raja, MLA, on the charge
of making an "inflammatory and provocative speech" at a public meeting
organised in connection with Ganesh Chathurthy at Karaikudi on September
20 last.
Police said Raja had also been charged
with "hurting and offending religious sentiments" through his speech. The
cases have been registered by Sivaganga district police.
Reacting to the filing of the cases,
Raja told reporters that he stood by whatever he had spoken at the meeting
and accused the AIADMK government of being 'vindictive'.
"Registering the cases against me
shows the vindictive nature of the ruling AIADMK's supremo Jayalalithaa.
It is another solid example of vindictiveness," he said.
Asked why the cases had been registered
after over two months, police said, "We have got orders from the Government
to register the cases. We can't comment."
Raja has been publicly stating that
the police had been told to look out for cases against him ever since he
protested in the state assembly last month against the arrest of Kanchi
seer Jayendra Saraswathi.
