Cops pick up Ram Sene chief ‘for a small reason’

However,he went on to add in a television interview before his arrest that “dancing in the nude and taking drugs is wrong. Our action was aimed at protecting the women”.

Muthalik has been arrested under IPC section 153 (provocation with intent to cause riots),Belgaum Superintendent of Police Sonia Narang said.

The Sene chief made it clear that the outfit was not deterred by the police action. “We are going to protest against those celebrating Valentine’s day on February 14”.

“We condemn the pub culture. In our culture,we respect and salute women and give them status of mother”,he said.

Muthalik termed the assault as a ‘chotisi ghatna’ (small incident) and accused the media of blowing it out of proportion.

As the BJP government came under stepped-up attack,14 more activists of Sri Ram Sene,including its Vice-President Prasad Attavar,were arrested taking the total number of those held to 32.