Chennai: BJP national secretary H Raja today tendered unconditional apology at the Madras High Court for the derogatory remarks made by him against the police and the judicial system during the Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrations held at Pudukottai in September.
He appeared before a bench of Justices C T Selvam and Nirmal Kumar who took suo motu notice of the issue.
Raja said the words he used were unintentional and were made in an emotional state. “Only after watching the video I realised that it was wrong,” he said.
Following this, the court closed the contempt plea filed against him. Noting that the court was only concerned about the dignity of the institution, the bench said when the contemnor has apologised for his act, it is appropriate to close the contempt plea.
On 15 September, Raja made the derogatory comments against judiciary and police during an argument with the police over a Vinayaka Chathurthi procession in Pudukottai.
Following this, the Thirumayam police registered an FIR against him and a few others for not following the Madras High Court order and using derogatory words against the court and the police department.