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Tipu Jayanthi row: BJP condemns arrest of Journalist Santosh Thammaiah

Tipu Jayanthi row: BJP condemns arrest of Journalist Santosh Thammaiah

Bengaluru, Nov 13 (UNI) BJP Karnataka General Secretary and Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly Aravinda Limbavali on Tuesday condemned arrest of Journalist Santosh Thammaiah at midnight near Kodagu for allegedly speaking against Tipu Jayanthi celebration by the state government
Demanding his immediate release, Mr Limbavali warned that State BJP will stage statewide agitation if he was not released and FIR filed against him was withdrawn by the State Government.
In a statement here on Tuesday, Mr Limbavali said: "Arrest of journalist Santosh Thammaiah is a sledge-hammer blow on the freedom of the press."

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