As violence and debate over Tripura continued Tamil Nadu BJP leader and National Vice President of the party H Raja sparked another controversy in Tamil Nadu by claiming that “…today it is Lenin’s statue in Tripura, tomorrow it will be the statue of caste fanatic EV Ramasamy.” This appeared on his facebook page and was soon deleted.
Two people including a BJP party functionary, have been arrested in connection with the incident. According to police, R Muthuraman, 42, a native of Anna Nagar, who was the town secretary of the BJP, and his relative M Francis, 28, a native of Avai Nagar, who was the town deputy secretary of the CPI, were arrested for hurling stones at the statue of Periyar near the Tirupattur taluk office. Read moreClick Here: United Kingdom Rugby Jerseys