BJP files plaint over ‘obnoxious’ PM pic

Chennai: The BJP on Tuesday filed a police complaint against a Tamil magazine for allegedly portraying Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an “obnoxious manner.” In the complaint lodged with deputy inspector general, Coimbatore Zone, Tamil Nadu unit BJP treasurer S.R. Sekhar said the magazine’s cover page portrayed Mr Modi, chief minister K. Palaniswami and other ministers in an “obnoxious manner” in an apparent reference to the presidential poll. The ruling AIADMK has offered support to NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind. “Shri Modi is the tallest leader of the world and his image has been used for cheap publicity...” the complaint said.