India News | Chennai Police Arrest Actress Kasthuri in Hyderabad

Chennai, Nov 16 (PTI) Actress Kasthuri, who made a remark on the Telugu-speaking people of Tamil Nadu that stoked a controversy, was arrested in Hyderabad on Saturday, police said.

Though the actress, soon after the row, withdrew her remarks, complaints were filed against her with police.

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A Chennai police team traced her to a film producer's house in Hyderabad and effected the arrest.

She will be brought to Chennai to be produced before a magistrate court here, police said.

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Anticipating her arrest, the actress had moved the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court, recently, but the court rejected her advance bail plea. Broadly, her allegation covers an accusation that some Telugu speaking people, who had come to the state centuries ago to serve the then rulers, were now claiming to be Tamils, while Tamil Brahmins were not considered as Tamil.

It was a portion of her recent address at a protest venue here in support of Brahmins, who were often dubbed as outsiders by some Dravidian ideologues.

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