Christian preacher held for insulting Bharat Mata

Hyderabad, Dec 12: A Christian preacher was arrested for allegedly insulting ‘Bharat Mata’ by posting a hate speech on social media, police have said.

PTI reported that Yalamanchili Vijay Kumar, director of an organisation called Christ Gospel Team, allegedly posted a derogatory speech about ‘Bharat Mata’ the personification of our country India as a mother goddess.

Vijay Kumar is a native of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh and had given the hate speech in August this year and posted it on the social media, police sources said.

A businessman T Kunal Rao, resident of Hussainialam filed a complaint agaianst Vijay Kumar alise Br Vijay. Police said that the speech of Vijay Kumar was prejudicial to maintenance of harmony and a potential threat to public tranquillity.

“Vijay Kumar’s hateful intention to outraging feelings of the citizens of India and his statement is prejudicial to national integration,” according to the release.

Vijay Kumar was booked under relevant sections of the IPC for hurting communal harmony and religious feelings.