A statue of social reformer and politician &nbsp;EV Ramasamy Periyar was today vandalised by unidentified persons in Tamil Nadu&#39;s Pudukkottai district.

A case has been registered and investigation is on, ANI reported.

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A statue of the social reformer was also vandalised by BJP functionary &nbsp;R Muthuraman in the state&#39;s Vellore district on March 6. He was expelled from the party the next day.

BJP leader H Raja also invoked widespread outrage after a controversial Facebook post in which he called Periyar a &quot;caste fanatic&quot; whose statue would be removed just like Lenin statue in Tripura.

Raja in his now-deleted Facebook Post wrote, &quot;Who is Lenin and what is the connection between Lenin and India? What connection has India with Communists? Lenin&#39;s statue has been removed in Tripura. Today it is Lenin&#39;s statue in Tripura, tomorrow it will be the statue of caste fanatic EVR Ramasamy.&quot;

Following the criticism, the BJP leader apologised for the post and blamed his social media team for the comments.

The statue of Left icon Lenin was demolished at Tripura&#39;s Belonia town on March 5, triggering a spurt in the vandalising of statues of prominent politicians including Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/syama-prasad-mukherjees-statue-vandalised-in-assam-35849">Shyama Prasad Mukherjee</a> and Dalit icon <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/ambedkars-statue-defaced-in-chennai-35097">BR Ambedkar</a>.

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A statue of the social reformer was also vandalised by BJP functionary R Muthuraman in the state's Vellore district on March 6

A statue of social reformer and politician EV Ramasamy Periyar was today vandalised by unidentified persons in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai district. A case has been registered and investigation is on, ANI reported. Tamil Nadu: Periyar statue vandalised by unidentified persons in Pudukkottai, case registered and investigation on. pic.twitter.com/tbeusZiOxn — ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2018 × A statue of the social reformer was also vandalised by BJP functionary R Muthuraman in the state's Vellore district on March 6. He was expelled from the party the next day. BJP leader H Raja also invoked widespread outrage after a controversial Facebook post in which he called Periyar a "caste fanatic" whose statue would be removed just like Lenin statue in Tripura. Raja in his now-deleted Facebook Post wrote, "Who is Lenin and what is the connection between Lenin and India? What connection has India with Communists? Lenin's statue has been removed in Tripura. Today it is Lenin's statue in Tripura, tomorrow it will be the statue of caste fanatic EVR Ramasamy." Following the criticism, the BJP leader apologised for the post and blamed his social media team for the comments. The statue of Left icon Lenin was demolished at Tripura's Belonia town on March 5, triggering a spurt in the vandalising of statues of prominent politicians including Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Dalit icon BR Ambedkar.

Periyar statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu, again

Two men vandalised a Periyar statue, located near a government office building in Tamil Nadu&#39;s Vellore.

The police have arrested two men. &quot;One man is a BJP member and another a CPI worker,&quot; the police said.

According to the police, the act of vandalism occurred at around 9.15 pm in Tirupattur in Vellore district.&nbsp;

The two men&nbsp;involved in the act were allegedly drunk. The statue was reportedly in front a government building.

&quot;They are friends and were drunk. The two men damaged the glasses and the nose of the statue. They were arrested immediately,&quot; says police official.

Earlier, BJP national secretary H Raja threatened to take down statues of &#39;Periyar&#39; EV Ramasamy soon, like the Lenin statue that was vandalised and razed in Tripura after the BJP&#39;s poll victory in the state. Raja&#39;s threat has sparked angry reactions from Tamil Nadu&#39;s political class.

Raja&#39;s threat came in a post on his verified Facebook page. &quot;Who is Lenin? How is he connected to India? How is communism connected to India? The Lenin statue was razed in Tripura. Today it is a Lenin statue in Tripura. Tomorrow, it will be the statue of caste-crazed EV Ramasamy in Tamil Nadu,&quot; read his post, that was deleted after the fiery backlash.

The post attracted immediate reaction. &quot;They are not even fit to touch a statue of Periyar. H Raja is a prominent leader of the BJP, and has often made these sort of statements, which are aimed at inciting violence,&quot; said DMK working president MK Stalin. &quot;Going by the law, H Raja should be arrested under the Goondas Act and thrown in jail,&quot; he added.

Police said the statue was vandalised around 9.15 pm in Tirupattur in Vellore district

Two men vandalised a Periyar statue, located near a government office building in Tamil Nadu's Vellore. The police have arrested two men. "One man is a BJP member and another a CPI worker," the police said. According to the police, the act of vandalism occurred at around 9.15 pm in Tirupattur in Vellore district. The two men involved in the act were allegedly drunk. The statue was reportedly in front a government building. "They are friends and were drunk. The two men damaged the glasses and the nose of the statue. They were arrested immediately," says police official. Earlier, BJP national secretary H Raja threatened to take down statues of 'Periyar' EV Ramasamy soon, like the Lenin statue that was vandalised and razed in Tripura after the BJP's poll victory in the state. Raja's threat has sparked angry reactions from Tamil Nadu's political class. Raja's threat came in a post on his verified Facebook page. "Who is Lenin? How is he connected to India? How is communism connected to India? The Lenin statue was razed in Tripura. Today it is a Lenin statue in Tripura. Tomorrow, it will be the statue of caste-crazed EV Ramasamy in Tamil Nadu," read his post, that was deleted after the fiery backlash. The post attracted immediate reaction. "They are not even fit to touch a statue of Periyar. H Raja is a prominent leader of the BJP, and has often made these sort of statements, which are aimed at inciting violence," said DMK working president MK Stalin. "Going by the law, H Raja should be arrested under the Goondas Act and thrown in jail," he added.

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