Tamil Nadu BJP chief SG Suryah arrested for criticising Communist MP

On Friday (June 16) evening, BJP (Tamil Nadu) State Secretary SG Suryah was arrested by the cybercrime unit of Madurai police.

His arrest comes days after he accused a Communist ward councillor named Viswanathan of being answerable for the dying of a hygiene employee. SG Surya stated that Vishwanathan compelled the deceased to scrub a drain crammed with faecal matter, which resulted in allergy symptoms and his eventual dying.

The BJP chief had additionally written a strongly-worded letter to CPI(M) MP Su Venkatesan, complaining concerning the dying of the employee and questioning his silence on the matter. It is believed that the tweet triggered the arrest of SG Suryah.

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கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கவுன்சிலரால் பறிபோன தூய்மை பணியாளர் உயிர் – கள்ள மெளனம் காக்கும் புரச்சீ போராளி மதுரை எம்.பி சு.வெங்கடேசன்!

பிரிவினைவாதம் பேசும் உங்கள் போலி அரசியல் அந்த மலக்குழியை விட மோசமாக துர்நாற்றம் வீசுகிறது, மனிதனாக வாழ வழி தேடுங்கள் தோழரே! @SuVe4Madurai @MaVeWriter pic.twitter.com/tAUtSMZDYI

— SG Suryah (@SuryahSG) June 7, 2023

In his tweet on June 7 this 12 months, the BJP State Secretary identified, “Madurai Pennadam town panchayat 12th ward councillor Viswanathan had forced the worker to undertake the job after which the worker got infected and died. The hypocritical politics of the MP stinks.”

He additional added, “The deceased is a scheduled caste brother! Where’s your red flag! Where is your fighting spirit? Where are your passionate words? If you are against the ruling BJP government, you will come forward immediately. Where have you gone now? Did you sneak out?”

“Why doesn’t your red flag fly against your fellow comrades? Or won’t your red flag take to the streets and fight in support of the Scheduled Caste brothers? Your fake politics draped in red flag stinks worse than the manhole. Find a way to live as a human being, my friend,” SG Suryah had written.

Police grievance towards BJP chief

Soon after, a police grievance was filed towards the BJP chief by the Madurai Urban unit of CPI(M). They accused him of tarnishing the picture of MP Su Venkatesan on social media and sought motion towards SG Suryah.

“Suryah is intentionally creating tension among the conservancy workers as well as the public on an incident that did not happen in the city. The BJP functionary is creating tension,” the Communist Party of India (Marxist) claimed. 

The Communist celebration staff claimed that there isn’t any councillor by the title of Vishwanathan or any ‘Pennadam town panchayat’ in Madurai district.

Annamalai backs SG Suryah

Following the arrest, BJP Tamil Nadu President Ok. Annamalai has prolonged his assist to SG Suryah. In a tweet, he stated, “The arrest of BJP Tamil Nadu
State Secretary Thiru @Suryah SG avlis highly condemnable. His only mistake was to expose the nasty double standards of the communists, allies of DMK.”

“Using state machinery to curtail free speech & getting jittery for the slightest criticism is unbecoming of a democratically elected leader and, indeed, are signs of an autocratic leader in the making. Drawing inspiration from autocrats, TN CM Thiru @mkstalin is turning the state into a lawless jungle,” he emphasised.

The arrest of @BJP4TamilNadu State Secretary Thiru @SuryahSG avl is extremely condemnable. His solely mistake was to show the nasty double requirements of the communists, allies of DMK.

Using state equipment to curtail free speech & getting jittery for the slightest criticism is…

— Ok.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) June 17, 2023

“These arrests will not deter us & we will continue to be bearers of the uncomfortable truth!” Annamalai added.