Bengaluru, March 21, 2023 (PPI-OT): The police in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, arrested Kannada actor Chetan Kumar, popularly known as Chetan Ahimsa, after his tweet on Hindutva went viral. In a tweet on March 20, Chetan Kumar maintained that Hindutva is built on lies. “Savarkar: Indian ‘nation’ began when Rama defeated Ravana and returned to Ayodhya – a lie. 1992: Babri Masjid is ‘birthplace of Rama’ – a lie. 2023: Urigowda-Nanjegowda are ‘killers’ of Tipu – a lie”, he said in the tweet.
The actor said that Hindutva can only be defeated by truth. Hours after he put out the tweet, Hindutva organisations filed a complaint against him and an FIR was registered at the Sheshadripuram police station. He was taken into custody by the Sheshadripuram police in Bengaluru. The actor, who is also a Dalit and tribal activist, was produced at a district court and sent to jail for 14 days. He faces charges of insulting a religion or religious beliefs and making statements that promote enmity between classes.
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