Fearing a threat to his life from the activists of Arya Vysya organizations, noted writer Kancha Ilaiah today lodged a complaint with the Osmania University Police Station stating that he was getting calls from unidentified persons threatening him and that he might also be killed like journalist Gauri Lankesh, and sought police protection.
It may be recalled that Ilaiah wrote a book on the Arya Vysya community, which led to the community members staging dharnas across the state condemning the book. At Mylardevpally, Arya Vysyas burnt an effigy of Ilaiah. Arya Vysya community members also lodged a complaint with the police against Ilaiah's book.