BJP functionary Kalyanaraman arrested for tweets allegedly promoting hatred
The Hindu
The 55-year-old was arrested following a cyber investigation into his posts; this his second arrest this year
The Cyber Crime Wing of the Central Crime Branch has arrested R. Kalyanaraman, 55, a BJP functionary on charges of posting tweets which allegedly promoted enmity, hatred and ill-will between classes.
Kalyanaraman was arrested following a complaint by Gopinath, an advocate from Tondiarpet. The complainant alleged that Kalyanaraman, using his Twitter handle, had posted 18 tweets in two months. All his posts promoted enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion. He has been continuously doing this with the intention to incite violence or clashes between two groups, police said.
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