Two more people have been arrested on Thursday in Tamil Nadu for allegedly spreading rumours about Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s health through the social media.
Police arrested T Thirumaniselvam, (28), who hails from Thoothukudi district and works in Indian Overseas Bank and S Balasundaram, (42), from Pammal, who works at a private company in Alwarpet, reports The New Indian Express.
Thirumaniselvam was arrested after a complaint was filed by M Barath Babu of the AIADMK’s IT Wing, while Balu was held after a complaint by C Hariprabu at the Madipakkam police station. Both were allegedly spreading rumours about Jayalalithaa’s health on Facebook.
On Monday, Chennai Crime Branch had arrested two people, Satish Sharma from Namakkal and P Madasamy from Madurai. In total, police have registered cases against 55 people for spreading rumours about the CM’s health.