Kalicharan Maharaj gave a controversial speech against Mahatma Gandhi in Raipur
Bhopal:
A Hindu religious leader from Maharashtra, who insulted Mahatma Gandhi and praised his killer, Nathuram Godse, has been arrested by Chhattisgarh Police from Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.
Kalicharan Maharaj, whose controversial speech Chief patron Mahant Ramsunder Das at a “dharma sansad” or religious meeting in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, denied the incident and walked off the stage in anger, fueling enmity between communities after former mayor Pramod Dubey filed a police case. accused of giving
Raipur’s senior police officer Prashant Agarwal has confirmed the arrest of Kalicharan.
Police sources said that Kalicharan had booked a guest house in Khajuraho, but he did not stay there. ,
Sources said that all his close aides had also switched off their phones to avoid tracking the police. This morning, a team of 10 policemen finally traced him, arrested him and took him back to Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh.
He will be taken to court by evening.
In his speech – clips of which have been widely circulated on social media, Kalicharan Maharaj declared that the aim of Islam was to take over the nation through politics. He also declared “Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi destroyed the country… Salute to Nathuram Godse, who killed him”.
Kalicharan Maharaj demanded that the people choose a “hardcore Hindu leader” to “protect” Hinduism.
After the derogatory speech went viral on social media, Congress leader Pramod Dubey, who attended the religious event, filed a police case. Police have seized a video of Kalicharan making derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi.
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