Planthottahill Chacko George ex Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Poonjar constituency was arrested under section 153A of the IPC by Kerala police on Sunday from his residence in Erattupetta in Kottayam district and taken by road, in his personal vehicle, to the Thiruvananthapuram AR Camp where his arrest was formally reported for the offence of promoting enmity between different religious groups.
A 70-year-old Senior Kerala politician P C George was arrested by police on Sunday for his alleged controversial remarks against Muslims the case was registered on Saturday.
BJP workers extending their wishes and support at various places on the road to Thiruvananthapuram, DYFI activists waving black flags at him outside the AR camp and then Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan being denied permission to enter the AR camp.
V Muraleedharan said that George was neither a terrorist or a criminal, he was a well-known politician, a former MLA and therefore, why the haste in arresting him. Such unremorsefully would not shown in connection with the killings of BJP workers and leaders in the state after denied to enter to AR camp.
For 33 years, he represented the Poonjar constituency in the state Assembly , had also urged non-Muslims to boycott businesses run by Muslims. FIR lodged in Saturday and George has been arrested on Sunday morning and taken to police custody.
