Kollam, Oct. 16 -- Punalur Police in Kollam Rural have registered a case against former Keralam Director General of Police and BJP leader R Sreelekha over controversial remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

The case has been registered under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). According to the FIR, Sreelekha attempted to incite a riot in society.

The controversy arose after Sreelekha, in a speech in Kollam, criticised Gandhi's participation in a protest in Delhi and compared his behaviour to that of a person under the influence of drugs.

Sreelekha said, "Rahul Gandhi describes the protest in Delhi as a 'thandavam'. But a thandavam is something on an entirely different level. It is like the frantic behaviour of som...