Dehradun, May 4: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury faces a police complaint for his recent remark claiming that Hindus can be violent, as narrated in the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. The FIR  against him has been registered in Dehradun by yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his associates.

SSP Haridwar, who registered the complaint, said Yechury has been booked under multiple IPC sections. After conducting a preliminary inquiry, the police will take action against him as per the stipulated law. Yechury Slams BJP, Calls PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah 'Duryodhana And Dushasana' of Modern Times

Update by ANI:

"It is an attempt by Yechury to defame the religion which must be condemned," Ramdev said, adding that he would pursue the case till Yechury gets punished for remarks.

Yechury also took on Narendra Modi for his claim that Hindus can never be violent, alleged that the Prime Minister erases Indian history replete with gruesome battles and wars. "It is a fallacy to say that Hindus cannot engage in violence," the former Rajya Sabha MP said.

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