Chief Minister Condemns Journalist Summons in Sedition Case

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin criticized the Assam police for summoning journalists Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar on sedition charges, highlighting the threat to democracy if questioning is deemed sedition. This follows a Supreme Court decision granting protection in a related matter.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has condemned the Assam police for issuing summons to senior journalists Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar in a sedition case.

Stalin argued that democracy is at risk if the act of questioning is treated as sedition, especially since the Supreme Court had recently granted protection in a related case.

He criticized the misuse of Section 152 of the BNS as a tool to suppress journalism after the sedition law's repeal, and voiced strong opposition to the summons on 'X.'