NAGAPATTINAM: A 30-year-old man was arrested here on Saturday on charges of posting a derogatory message on social media against Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol Thirumavalavan, police said.
The man, a resident of Thillaiyadi village near Porayar in Nagapattinam, is working as an assistant professor in a private polytechnic college in the district, they said.
Police acted on a complaint made by Stalin, a district level leader of the VCK .
The man has been remanded to judicial custody, police added.