Coimbatore: BJP state executive committee member R Kalyanaraman, 54, has been detained under Goondas Act as per an order issued by collector K Rajamani on Thursday.
In the detention order, the collector said Kalyanaraman was found indulging in activities prejudicial to the maintenance of public order and public peace. He will be detained at the Central Prison, Coimbatore, the order said.
Kalyanaraman is currently lodged at the Gobichettipalayam sub-jail. While speaking at a public meeting in Mettupalayam on January 26, Kalayanasundaram used inflammatory words against Prophet Muhammed and Muslims.