Tirunelveli: Several men accosted a child in Tamil Nadu's Tiruneveli and cut his Janeu, or the sacred religious thread, said media reports. Janeu is generally worn by members of the Brahmin community. There was no immediate report of any arrest.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reacted strongly on the incident.

"...So far, political parties have not come forward to condemn Duraimurugan's speech or the criticism of the Brahmin community by a few politicians or political activists in Tamil Nadu's TV debates because there are few Brahmin voters or the idea that Brahmins do not vote caste-wise...." said Narayanan Thirupathy, vice-president of Tamil Nadu BJP on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

In his post, Narayanan has said that the boy's name Is Akhilesh and that he Is 12-years-old.

He claimed that the reported incident was a result of statements made by state minister Duraimurugan in DMK's Coral Festival.

"...Every religion has a sign, a symbol, a belief, a ritual. It is illegal to speak or act in ways that undermine those beliefs. The poonol cutting in Tirunelveli was a result of Minister Duraimurugan @katpadidmk speaking about the Brahmin community at DMK's Coral Festival recently. DMK may be the ruling party, for that it is unbecoming of a good government to allow a society to speak or behave in a bad way..." he said in his post.

The news of the incident was first reported by India Today.

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