Chennai: The City Crime Branch-CID had got the custody of Karuppar Kootam You Tube channel member, Senthil Vasan. The police arrested him in the Kandha Sashti Kavasam row on 16 July.
A resident of Velacheri, he was part of a YouTube channel Karuppar Kootam which was run by Surendra Natarjan.
The complaint against the channel was filed by BJP after the channel made derogatory remarks against Lord Murugan through Kanda Sashti Kavasam, a hymn on the Almighty.
In the complaint it was mentioned that the channel had an episode under the title, Aabasa Puranam Series – Kandha Sashti Kavasam – Kathakalatchebam, in which ‘derogatory’ remarks against Hindu deity were made.
The complaint were made by BJP functionary- R C Paul Kanakaraj, advocate wing’s head of BJP state unit.
The case was registered by Central Crime Branch (CCB) under under Sections 153, 153(A)(1)(a), 295(P), 505 (1)(b) and 505(2) of IPC.