<p>A Catholic priest has been arrested in Kanyakumari district for his alleged disparaging remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and 'Bharat Mata.'</p>.<p>Father George Ponnaiah reportedly made the remarks at a meeting at Arumanai town recently.</p>.<p>A video of his speech went viral on social media, following which leaders of various Hindu outfits and BJP lodged a complaint against him and he was arrested.</p>.<p>He was booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Epidemic Diseases Act, police said. Meanwhile, scores of BJP workers, led by party's state treasurer S R Sekar, staged a demonstration in Coimbatore, demanding that the priest be detained under the Goondas Act for his remarks.</p>
<p>A Catholic priest has been arrested in Kanyakumari district for his alleged disparaging remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and 'Bharat Mata.'</p>.<p>Father George Ponnaiah reportedly made the remarks at a meeting at Arumanai town recently.</p>.<p>A video of his speech went viral on social media, following which leaders of various Hindu outfits and BJP lodged a complaint against him and he was arrested.</p>.<p>He was booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Epidemic Diseases Act, police said. Meanwhile, scores of BJP workers, led by party's state treasurer S R Sekar, staged a demonstration in Coimbatore, demanding that the priest be detained under the Goondas Act for his remarks.</p>