Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), Sep 23 (PTI) A 24-year-old man’s sacred thread was cut and thrown away here by three motorcycle-borne men, who mocked at him for wearing it following which a case was registered, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred at Palayamkottai here on the evening of September 21, while Akilesh was walking towards the local Astika Samaj run by Brahmins to take part in a bhajan, they said.
While he was on his way to the event, wearing a dhothi and without a shirt, the three men on the motorcycle stopped him and cut and threw away his sacred thread (called Poonool in Tamil) and after mocking at him, told him to not sport Poonool again.
Astika Samaj functionaries alongwith Hindu Munnani (an RSS affiliated outfit) office-bearers lodged a complaint with Perumalpuram police (Palayamkottai) on the night of September 21.
A case was registered and a probe is on to nab the yet to be identified men, they said, adding CCTV recordings in the vicinity of the incident are being screened.
BJP leader and Union Minister L Murugan condemned the incident and the DMK government asking “is this the Dravidian model of governance? The Minister, who is on a visit to Tirunelveli said in a post on X that he met the victim at his house and added that it is an offence to insult religious signs/symbols of any person.
In the name of ‘Dravidian’ ideology, a fringe group has been carrying on propaganda against religious belief and Hindus, he alleged without naming anyone and demanded that the state government immediately act and bring to book the culprits. Hindu Munnani office-bearers also visited the victim to express solidarity. PTI COR VGN ROH
This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.