Over 50 BJP cadres, mostly women, were detained on Saturday for attempting to show black flags to DMK MP A Raja for his alleged remarks against Hindu religion and women..
Mr Raja was scheduled to arrive at the airport in Coimbatore this evening and the BJP Women's wing members and a few others assembled at Kalapatti near the airport to show black flags to him.
The women cadres with flags raised slogans against the DMK leader and they were detained.
Mr Raja arrived by flight and was welcomed by DMK cadres and alliance party members.
Mr Raja, the DMK deputy general secretary had recently stoked a controversy over his Shudra remark and drew the BJP's ire with the saffron party accusing him of spewing hatred against a community to appease others.
Shudras, the Nilgiris MP claimed, were insulted in Manusmrithi and denied equality, education, employment, and entry into temples.
"You are a Shudra till you remain a Hindu. You are the son of a prostitute till you remain as Shudra. You are a Panchaman (Dalit) till you remain a Hindu. You are an untouchable till you remain a Hindu," Raja said while addressing a meeting of Dravidar Kazhagam here.
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