NAGPUR, INDIA, July 19,2001: A Nagpur-based historian and an activist of Bahujan Samaj Party, M M Deshmukh, was arrested from his residence on Monday by Umari police for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the Hindu God Brahmadev and Goddess Saraswati. According to reports, Deshmukh delivered a public speech on April 23 at Umari on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and allegedly made remarks against the Hindu Gods. Deshmukh was arrested after a complaint was lodged by an Umari resident, Sanjay Kulkarni. Kulkarni said that the brahmin community were hurt due to the remarks of Deshmukh, and sought a stern action against him.
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