Journalist Santosh Thammaiah Arrested For Remarks Against Prophet Muhammad
Bengaluru: Well known right-wing journalist Santosh Thammaiah was arrested by the Gonikoppal police in Kodagu, midnight on Monday, for allegedly hurting the religious feelings of the Muslim community, through his remarks against the Prophet Muhammad.
At the program organized on November 5th in Gonikoppal to condemn the state government’s celebrations of Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary, Thammaiah, who is the editor of Aseema Patrike, claimed that the tenets preached by the Prophet Muhammad centuries ago in Arabia were the reasons behind Tipu Sultan’s cruelty and terrorism.
He alleged that the “intolerant” creed preached by the Prophet had given birth to terrorists like Tipu Sultan, and claimed that the Mysore ruler was the first terrorist of India.
Following his remarks, a complaint was lodged against him and the organizers of the program by one KA Askar of Siddhapura. Thammaiah was arrested on Monday at a village in Madhugiri Taluk.