Christ Gospel Team director Y Vijay Kumar was arrested for allegedly giving a derogatory speech against 'Bharat Mata'. Though he was taken into custody on Sunday night, he was formally arrested by Hussainialam police on Monday.

Addressing a press conference here, Hyderabad deputy commissioner of police (South Zone) V Satyanarayana said Vijay Kumar, a native of East Godavari district in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, had given an inflammatory speech in the city in August.

"Though Vijay Kumar is a resident of East Godavari, he comes to Hyderabad during the weekends and stays at Kothapet. He participates in religious activities on Saturdays and Sundays," he added.

During one of his speeches, he reportedly made objectionable comments on Bharat Mata. Later, the hour-long speech was uploaded on social media.