Nakkeeran Gopal was arrested today by the Chennai police at the airport. He was accused of disturbing the duties of the Governor,
Banwarilal Purohit
. Following his arrest, a lot of politicians including
Kamal Haasan
, “
Vaiko
” and “
M K Stalin
” expressed their opposition. The Hindu daily’s editor Ram appeared before the court and expressed his opinion, as a senior media person. Ram said that as a representative from the media, the judge heard his opinion. If sec 124 is applied stating that he is disturbing the Governor’s duty, then it would have become a big national issue, said Ram. Later, the case was dismissed and Gopal was released.