S. Ezhilan alias Ramkumar, founder-president of an outfit called ‘Tamil Nadu Kudiarasu Katchi’, was arrested by the Thanjavur district police on Tuesday after he posted a message on his Facebook account claiming that a ‘beef eating festival’ would be held in Kumbakonam soon. A native of Koranattukaruppu village near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Mr. Ezhilan, 33, invited ‘kaavis’ (a reference to saffron outfit members) for the ‘festival’ and said that they would be given the foremost place at the event where they could try out the dish. However, Mr. Ezhilan had not mentioned the date of the event. Mr. Ezhilan is said to have posted the message on July 13 and a FIR was registered against him on a complaint preferred by Surendran, the Village Administrative Officer of Kallapuliyur panchayat. The police arrested Mr. Ezhilan in the early hours of Tuesday.

Source: The Hindu July 16, 2019 19:42 UTC