‘Not someone who gets scared’: BJP MLC CT Ravi after FIR filed against him for ‘provocative speech’

CHIKKAMAGALURU: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC CT Ravi on Thursday said he won’t be scared after an FIR was filed against him for alleged provocative speech in Maddur. In a self-made video, Ravi said that he had been dealing with cases since when he was 14 and will continue to fight against people, the nation and ‘Hindutva’.

“A case has been filed against me in Maddur, but I am not someone who gets scared. This is not the first case — when I was 14 years old, a case was filed against me even then. I fight for Hindutva, and that’s why cases are filed against me. A case was filed yesterday as well, but that won’t stop us from stepping out. We will fight — for the truth. We will fight for the nation, for the people, for Hindutva”, Ravi said.

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— C T Ravi ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) September 11, 2025

Tensions escalated in Maddur on September 8, which was followed by a stone pelting incident during a Ganesha idol immersion procession. According to officials, Ravi delivered an inflammatory speech on Wednesday during a mass Ganapati immersion programme in Maddur. The police allege that the speech was provocative and capable of inciting hatred between communities.

The suo motu case was filed by Maddur police based on a complaint by Sub-Inspector Manjunath. The complaint states that while addressing participants of the procession through a microphone, Ravi made remarks targeting the Muslim community.

According to the complaint, Ravi allegedly said, “When they are only 5 per cent, they are already showing their true colours. If they become 50 per cent, will our children and grandchildren even be able to survive? They will break society. Some conspirators, for the sake of votes, are trying to divide Hindu society. Muslims shout ‘Pakistan Zindabad,’ they plant bombs, they are called ISI”.

“When Muslims threw petrol bombs at the Ram Mandir, they should have been taught a lesson back then. Today, this situation would not have arisen. You people who have come from outside, we are the ones living here. Don’t try to challenge us. We will break your shoulders. We will take your heads too. We know how to break their backs. The Hindu community has the strength to bury stone-pelters under the very stones they throw”.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday took a jibe at the BJP leaders visiting the clash-affected Maddur region, which recently experienced stone pelting. Shivakumar asked the BJP leaders to instead visit Delhi and get approvals for development projects from the Centre and ensure NREGA funds reach the state.

“They (BJP) have no other work, their job is only to divide people. Their job is only to ignite fire, their only work is to do politics. They have not done any development. Let them go to Delhi and bring NREGA funds, bring tax money,” Shivakumar told reporters at his residence in Bengaluru. “Let them get approvals for Cauvery, Mekedatu, and Mahadayi”, he added. (ANI)