Vishwa Vokkaligara Maha Samsthana seer Chandrashekaranatha Swami ji writes a letter to upparpet police inspector that he wouldn’t be able to attend inquiry citing ill health

Pramesh S Jain 

Vishwa Vokkaligara Maha Samsthana seer Chandrashekaranatha Swami, who was booked for his alleged comments against Muslims,on Monday wrote to the police that he wouldn’t be able to attend the questioning citing ill health.

In a letter,the seer said that he was a cancer patient.I was issued a notice to appear for an inquiry on December 2,11 am,but I am an 81-year-old man,who is suffering from cancer,”the seer said.

“My doctors have advised me to remain under rest for around 10 days.Hence,I won’t be able to attend the inquiry on December 2.

If I recover,I will be able to attend on December 18,at around 3 pm.However,if I won’t be able to attend and if it is an inconvenience to you,I don’t have any objection to the investigators recording the statement at the mutt,”he added.

The seer said that he had already issued an apology and requested the police to not drag the matter.

A police officer said that they would issue a response based on directions from senior officers.

Chandrashekaranatha Swami was booked by the Upparpet police under BNS Section 299 (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage the religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) following a complaint from Syed Abbas,a social worker.

According to Abbas,Chandrashekaranatha Swami claimed that there was no voting power for others (non-Muslims) in Pakistan and a similar law should be commissioned in India wherein voting powers of Muslims are revoked. After the video surfaced, the seer apologised.