The photo showed Modi bowing to the feet of Telangana Legislative Assembly member Akbaruddin Owaisi from All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party.
Owaisi, known for his inflammatory speeches, is the younger brother of Hyderabad MPAsaduddin Owaisi.
Several BJP activists had complained about the post to police, following which one person, a resident of Gangavati in Koppal district, was arrested yesterday.
Police said he has been booked under section 153A ofthe Indian Penal Code (promoting enmity between differentgroups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth,residence and language, and doing acts prejudicial tomaintenance of harmony).
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