Overview

• Madurai police filed an FIR on July 1 at E3 Annanagar Police Station against Pawan Kalyan, K. Annamalai, Hindu Munnani leaders and unnamed RSS and BJP affiliates for allegedly breaching Madras High Court restrictions on political speech.
• The case, logged as Crime No. 497/2025, invokes sections 196(1)(a), 299, 302 and 353(1)(b)(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for communal incitement and outraging religious feelings.
• Advocate S. Vanjinathan of the Madurai People’s Federation for Communal Harmony filed the complaint, citing speeches and audio-visual material that “promoted enmity between groups based on religion, race, and region.”
• During the June 22 conference organisers adopted six resolutions, including a call for Hindu bloc voting in the 2026 state elections and a demand to end temple management as a revenue source.
• The FIR underscores judicial enforcement of court orders on devotional gatherings and signals an extended police inquiry into the politicization of religious events.