Arrested man made PM Modi remark on private Facebook chat

The allegedly abusive comments on PM Narendra Modi that landed a man in police custody were part of a private conversation on Facebook, police said. Virudhunagar SP M Rajarajan said S Thirumurugan, a 19-year-old engineering diploma holder, was picked up from Srivilliputhur town Monday based on a complaint from K Marimuthu, BJP district secretary, for his allegedly abusive remarks on Modi. The remarks were made in a private conversation between Thirumurugan and Marimuthu, he said.