Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas booked over controversial remarks on Jantar Mantar protestors
Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas has been booked by Kerala police for making inflammatory remarks regarding Jantar Mantar protestors and women. The charges include inciting public disorder and promoting fear through his online statements.
Why it matters
It highlights the legal consequences of hate speech and the enforcement of laws against inflammatory rhetoric in the digital age.
The Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police have registered a case against Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas over a recent YouTube video in which he said he “would have shot” the protestors at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, if he were in control .
The case has been filed under Sections 192 and 353(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Section 66 of the Information Technology Act and Section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act, related to provocation with intent to cause a riot, publication of statements likely to create fear or alarm and disturb public tranquillity and other offences.
In a 30-minute video, Mr. Mohandas, a former head of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s intellectual cell, speaks at length about how he would have tackled the student protests by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and other major Opposition outfits against the NEET exam irregularities.
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