Trichy police detained YouTuber ‘Sattai’ Duraimurugan and three others.
The Trichy police arrested Duraimurugan, the host of the YouTube channel Sattai, on Friday for allegedly threatening to attack someone for posting content on social media criticising late Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief V Prabhakaran. According to reports, Vinoth, the owner of a Trichy private spa, filed a complaint with the KK Nagar Police against Duraimurugan and a group of people for allegedly threatening him over a social media post he made against the LTTE leader.
Vinoth claimed in his complaint that four people, one of whom was a Naam Tamilar Katchi cadre, came to his shop and allegedly threatened him over the post. According to the complaint, police arrested Duraimurugan, Vinoth, Santhosh, and Saravanan under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Sections 143 (Punishment), 447 (Punishment for criminal trespass), and 153. (Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot).
DMK’s Complaint
Meanwhile, the DMK lawyers’ wing secretary of Thiruvidaimaruthur filed a complaint against Duraimurugan on Friday for allegedly making a “slanderous” video about former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
P Rajasekhar stated in his complaint to Thiruppanandhal police station, “I saw a viral video at my office and I was shocked.” Sattai Duraimurugan directed the 14-minute video. The video contained a number of slanderous remarks and images of minor girls, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi, and current BJP member Khushboo Sundar.”
“Hence, I request you to remove the video from the internet and take severe action against the person who was responsible for using images of minor children, passing slanderous comments against a respectable leader. I also request you to ban the YouTube channel,” he said.
According to the complaint, Thiruppanandhal police have filed a case against Duraimurugan under various sections of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, including Section 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and Section 67.
