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Ramachandrappa was targeted by the ruling BJP at the time of the textbook revision controversy. (Image credit: Hari Prasad Nadig/Wikimedia Commons)
BJP leaders have demanded immediate legal action against Ramachandrappa and a ban on the novel
Karnataka BJP has filed a complaint against litterateur Barguru Ramachandrappa with Bengaluru Police Commissioner Pratap Reddy for allegedly insulting the national anthem in his novel.
The complaint in this regard was filed by BJP MLC N. Ravikumar and Chalvadi Narayanaswamy.
Ravikumar said that Barguru Ramachandrappa has insulted the national anthem in his novel “Bharatnagri”.
“The novel was written in 2016 and depicts the national anthem in a bad light,” he claimed.
“The novel had described India as a stable country. Ramachandrappa had used very harsh words while describing the nation,” the BJP MLC said.
“It is a matter of humiliation,” he said, adding that insults to the national anthem and the tricolor cannot be tolerated.
“Ramachandrappa held an important position in an academy in 2016, when Siddaramaiah was the chief minister. Why didn’t Siddaramaiah, a very sensitive person, initiate action against him? Or did they turn a blind eye to accept what was said about the national anthem?,” said Ravikumar.
BJP leaders have demanded immediate legal action against Ramachandrappa and a ban on the novel.
Ramachandrappa was targeted by the ruling BJP at the time of the textbook revision controversy. The saffron party accused him of glorifying Muslim rulers especially Tipu Sultan and deliberately neglecting Hindu kings and freedom fighters.
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