‘Police must arrest S.V. Shekher’

After videos of him interacted with actor and BJP member S.Ve. Shekher at a function in Chennai was circulated on social media, Union Minister of State for Finance Pon Radhakrishnan said it should be the job of the police to arrest the actor, who was accused of defaming women.

Mr. Shekher’s application for anticipatory bail was May 10 rejected by the Madras High Court; he has been booked for a defamatory Facebook post against women journalists.

Mr. Radhakrishnan attended an event in Chennai recently where Mr. Shekher was also present. Other senior leaders of the BJP too were present at the event.

He told reporters at Viluppuram on Monday that the issue had been referred to a disciplinary board.

“You should ask the police (why they have not arrested him yet). I was at an event, . I was going in, he was leaving. He bowed. I acknowledged, that’s all,"