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TG Mohandas arrested over NEET protest rape remark
The Story in Brief
The Story in Brief
Right-wing commentator TG Mohandas was arrested in Kochi on Sunday for inflammatory remarks made in a YouTube video about a students' protest over the NEET paper leak in Delhi. Police said he allegedly claimed the protesters 'like rape' and suggested opening fire on them.
The case was registered after a complaint that his videos disturbed public peace. The BJP called the action discriminatory and accused the Kerala government of diverting attention from flood relief failures. Mohandas was taken to Thiruvananthapuram for questioning.
The Indian Opinion
The arrest of TG Mohandas has predictably split reactions along ideological lines, with some calling it long-overdue action against hate speech and others crying political vendetta. But the remarks, which trivialise sexual violence and advocate extrajudicial force, are indefensible by any democratic standard. The question to watch is whether the courts will see this as a straightforward case of incitement or entertain claims of selective prosecution when bail is argued.
Sources (2): rediff.com, siasat.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
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