Hyderabad, June 30 -- The Telangana police on Monday arrested a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Armoor town of Nizamabad district for allegedly slapping the Muslim principal of a private school over the introduction of Urdu classes, people familiar with the matter said.

Armoor inspector of police P Satyanarayana told reporters that BJP Armoor town president Mandula Balu was arrested in connection with the alleged assault on Amer Khan, principal of Bharath Chandra High School, on June 27.

A video showing the BJP leader allegedly slapping Khan and abusing him went viral on social media, triggering outrage among members of the minority community in the town.

"Based on the complaint lodged by the school's correspondent A Mallaiah, w...