MDMK's Sathiyaraj Balu arrested for sharing 'defamatory' Facebook post on Narendra Modi ahead of PM's Madurai visit

Madurai: Sathiyaraj Balu, a functionary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), has been arrested by the police for uploading a defamatory post about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Balu has been booked under sections 504 and 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code. [caption id=“attachment_5047261” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Reuters[/caption] The Hindu Makkal Katchi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had earlier brought the matter to the police’s notice and lodged a complaint against Balu demanding action. The police said Sathiyaraj had morphed an image of Modi, wherein he is seen carrying a begging bowl. The photograph was posted before the prime minister’s visit to Madurai to lay the foundation stone of All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).