Kollam: Kerala Police will register a bailable case against Kerala Congress(B) leader R Balakrishna Pillai under Section 153 A in the Indian Penal Code for the racist remarks he made against minority communities in a speech delivered at a meeting of the Hindu Nair community in Pathanapuram. An FIR will be registered on Thursday.
Kerala Police Chief has directed Superintendent of Police( Rural) in Kollam district to register a case against Pillai after seeking legal advice about the speech.
Pillai had made a controversial speech denigrating the members of non-Hindu communities at a meeting of the NSS Karayogam in Pathanapuram.
Pillai offered an unconditional apology follwing the release of the audio clip of his speech.
R Balakrishna Pillai and his son Ganesh Kumar run a local political party which has its roots in Kottarakkara in Kerala.
Section 153A in The Indian Penal Code
157 [153A. Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.—
(1) Whoever—
(a) by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise, promotes or attempts to promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, or…
