Malayalam actor Kollam Thulasi surrenders before Kerala police

Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam Actor Kollam Thulasi, who courted controversy over his anti women provocative remark during the sabarimala protest, surrendered before police Tuesday in chavara in Kollam district.

A case had been pending against Thulasi for his 'shocking' statement in October last that young women entering sabarimala should be ripped apart and one half sent to Delhi and the other to chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan's office.

He had also attacked the bench which had delivered the judgement.

The actor, who is popular in negative roles in films and television serials, had made the offensive remarks while speaking at a meeting convened to welcome the BJP state president, P S Sreedharan Pillai led "sabarimala samrakshana yatra" on October 12 last year at chavara.

Though he publicly apologised for his remarks, an FIR was registered on a complaint by a local leader of the DYFI, the youth wing of the CPI(M).

The Kerala High court had on January 10 dismissed his anticipatory bail petition after directing him to surrender before the investigation officer.

Police sources said he surrendered this morning and his arrest had been recorded.