Karthik had raised funds through an online crowdfunding platform, reportedly around Rs 36 lakh for the purpose of repairs and renovations. (image: youtube screengrab)
BJP Tamil Nadu unit chief K Annamalai condemned the arrest and said it was done on “completely false allegations”.
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A YouTuber has been arrested for allegedly duping people by using an online crowdfunding platform to renovate a state-administered temple, police said. He said S Karthik Gopinath was arrested on Monday as he had not taken prior approval of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department for the purpose and had used the money for his ‘personal’ purposes.
He was later remanded to judicial custody after being produced before the court, the Avadi Police Commissionerate said.
IPC sections including fraud and provision of information technology The Act has been invoked against them, he said. His arrest, considered a right-wing supporter, has sparked a war of words on social media.
BJP Tamil Nadu unit chief K Annamalai condemned the arrest and said it was done on “completely false allegations”. Annamalai on his Twitter handle promised him his party’s legal support and called Gopinath a nationalist.
Gopinath runs a YouTube channel ‘Ilaya Bharatam’ and campaigned for the renovation and reconstruction of damaged idols in and around the famous Siruvachur Madhurakali Amman temple in Perambalur district. In a video post, he had pointed out the repeated incidents that caused damage to the idols.
They had raised funds through an online crowdfunding platform, reportedly around Rs 36 lakh for the purpose of repairs and renovations. Recently, a YouTuber had termed a news report by a news channel on this matter as derogatory and fake news. Gopinath had also posted a video on the progress related to the initiative to restore the idols of the temple.
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