Mangalore Mayor sues Renuka Chowdhary
Mangalore, Feb 17: Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation, Ganesh Hosabettu and several others have charged a criminal case against Renuka Chowdhary for making communally provocative statements that Mangalore has been 'Talibanised'.
"The alleged statement by the Woman and Child Welfare minister had created hatred among different communities. The statement was an insult to the district's people," said a city advocate who helped the complainants file the case in the City Judicial Magistrate court.
"The
cases
were
filed
under
IPC
153
(A)(communal
provocation
statement),
153
(B)(statement
against
country's
integrity)
and
505
(instigating
communal
violence),"
Padma
Prasad
Hegde
told
the
media.
OneIndia News
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Story first published: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 10:17 [IST]