The Kerala Police on Tuesday arrested an activist of the pro-CPI(M) youth outfit, DYFI from Kollam district for posting remarks and photographs defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook. Police sources said that more arrests were possible in the case.
Rajeesh Kumar of Rajeesh Bhavan, Alayamon, Anchal in Kollam district was taken into custody by the police on Monday and his arrest was recorded on Tuesday. The action was on the basis of a complaint lodged by an RSS worker, Umesh Babu. The police have also registered a case against a friend of Rajeesh Kumar who had “liked” his Facebook post against Modi.
According to the complainant, Rajeesh Kumar had made an obscene coinage for NaMo, the abbreviation generally used to refer to Narendra Modi, in the posts on his Facebook page and had defamed the Prime Minister by superimposing footwear pictures on Modi’s photographs. Umesh Babu also alleged that the DYFI activist had made anti-national posts on Facebook.
The police booked Rajeesh Kumar as per the provisions of the IT Act and for hurting religious sentiments. It is said that he had used highly derogatory remarks against Modi and spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi in the form of a photo caption.The complainant said that Rajeesh Kumar had been posting remarks hurting religious sentiments for the past many weeks.