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The Madras High Court, connected Friday (October 3, 2025). directed Greater Chennai City Police to amusement seriousness successful investigating a case registered against Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) person Aadhav Arjuna for his inflammatory tweet (which helium deleted later) insinuating a revolt against Tamil Nadu authorities by the youngsters and the Gen Z arsenic it happened successful Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Justice N. Senthilkumar issued the absorption portion disposing of a writ petition filed by S.M. Kathiravan of Anna Nagar successful Chennai. The petitioner had sought a absorption to the metropolis constabulary to registry a First Information Report (FIR) against Mr. Arjuna connected the ground of a ailment lodged by him.
During the proceeding of the case, State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah and Additional Advocate General J. Ravindran informed the tribunal that the constabulary had already registered a FIR against Mr. Arjuna nether assorted provisions of instrumentality with respect to the tweet connected his X handle.
‘Even a tiny spark tin pb to disaster’
However, wondering if registration of a FIR per se was capable contempt the committee of a superior offence, the justice asked: “What enactment person you taken aft that? Even a tiny spark tin pb to a disaster. Can you let anybody to talk anything? Is determination nary instrumentality and order? No enactment volition beryllium taken? Very unfortunate.”
The justice besides asked: “Are radical supra the law? Do radical deliberation that cipher tin bash thing to them? Do you privation the tribunal to beryllium a mute spectator to each these things?” He said, the cardinal close to code and look was not an unfettered close and that it was taxable to tenable restrictions.
Anticipatory bail rejected
Earlier successful the day, Justice Senthilkumar dismissed an anticipatory bail petition filed by TVK’s Namakkal territory caput N. Sathish Kumar successful a lawsuit booked against him for the harm caused to a backstage infirmary successful Namakkal during TVK person C. Joseph Vijay’s run successful the territory connected September 27.
The plea was dismissed pursuing stiff absorption by Government Advocate (criminal side) S. Santhosh who contended that it was a superior lawsuit of mob unit that had led to harm to the properties belonging to the backstage infirmary and hence nary leniency indispensable beryllium shown to the accused by granting beforehand bail.
