Hindutva ideologue TG Mohandas receives bail
Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Nearly 24 hours after the arrest of Hindutva ideologue TG Mohandas, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Thiruvananthapuram granted him bail on Monday, August 10. The Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police arrested him on Sunday, August 9, over his derogatory and violent comments about student protesters at Jantar Mantar who were protesting over the NEET paper leak.According to reports, in his bail plea, Mohandas argued that he was exercising his right to freedom of expression and alleged that the case was politically motivated. He was granted bail on the condition that he cooperate with the investigation and not repeat the alleged offence.TG Mohandas, a former head of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Intellectual Cell in Kerala and a political commentator, had published multiple videos about the student protests on his YouTube channel, Pathrika. In two of the videos, he said the protesters at Jantar Mantar would have been shot and killed if he were in control. He also said that the women participating in the protest “liked” to be raped and would not even complain if it happened.When Mohandas was brought to court, the Student Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], held a protest against him.Following Mohandas’ arrest, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) termed the arrest discriminatory. BJP state general secretary S Suresh alleged that the arrest was a “drama” intended to divert public attention from the government’s failures in flood-relief operations and protests by people in coastal areas.Mohandas has been charged with wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause a riot, making statements conducing to public mischief, as well as computer-related offences and causing nuisance and violation of public order.
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NEARLY 24 hours after the arrest of Hindutva ideologue TG Mohandas, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Thiruvananthapuram granted him bail on Monday, August 10.
The Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police arrested him on Sunday, August 9, over his derogatory and violent comments about student protesters at Jantar Mantar who were protesting over the NEET paper leak.
According to reports, in his bail plea, Mohandas argued that he was exercising his right to freedom of expression and alleged that the case was politically motivated. He was granted bail on the condition that he cooperate with the investigation and not repeat the alleged offence.
TG Mohandas, a former head of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Intellectual Cell in Kerala and a political commentator, had published multiple videos about the student protests on his YouTube channel, Pathrika. In two of the videos, he said the protesters at Jantar Mantar would have been shot and killed if he were in control. He also said that the women participating in the protest “liked” to be raped and would not even complain if it happened.
When Mohandas was brought to court, the Student Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], held a protest against him.
Following Mohandas’ arrest, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) termed the arrest discriminatory. BJP state general secretary S Suresh alleged that the arrest was a “drama” intended to divert public attention from the government’s failures in flood-relief operations and protests by people in coastal areas.
Mohandas has been charged with wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause a riot, making statements conducing to public mischief, as well as computer-related offences and causing nuisance and violation of public order.
