Eggs hurled at actor Ramya’s car over Pak comment    

Mangaluru, Aug 25 (PTI) Eggs were today hurled atactress-turned-politician Ramya’s car during a protest byBJP’s youth wing here against her ‘Pakistan is not hell’remark, for which she is also facing a complaint in a court onsedition and other charges. Black flags were shown to the former MP as she came outof the airport by BJP Yuva Morcha activists who shouted "downdown Ramya" and "Ramya go back" slogans. After this, while on her way to the city, some eggs werethrown at her car from a distance, police said. Police personnel who were present at the spot in goodstrength rounded up the protesters and whisked them away. Ramya is in the city to attend Krishna Janmashtami event.Her car was accompanied by a police escort vehicle. Some Morcha activists said their protest against Ramyawas in reaction to her alleged comment to a TV channelyesterday, where she had called Mangaluru "hell". After a recent visit to Islamabad as part of a SAARC delegation of young lawmakers, Ramya had reportedly said at a meeting in Mandya, which she represented from 2013 to 2014 in Lok Sabha, "Pakistan is not hell. People there are just like us. They treated us very well." Her remarks had come as an apparent counter to commentsof Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who while lashing out atIslamabad for promoting terror, had said last week, "Going toPakistan is same as going to hell." The 33-year old multi-lingual actress’ comments hadtriggered a bitter backlash but she stood her ground sayingthat she would not apologise for her position. An advocate had filed a complaint in a court at Somwarpetin Kodagu district, seeking action on sedition and othercharges against Ramya for "insulting" Indian patriots by herremarks. Advocate K Vittala Gowda filed the complaint before theSomwarpet Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court, whichadmitted it and posted the matter for hearing on August 27. The complaint has sought a direction to police to bookRamya, an ex-Congress MP, under IPC sections 124(a)(sedition),344 (wrongful confinement for ten or more days) and 511(punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable withimprisonment for life or other imprisonment).PTI COR KSU RA APR SRY