Insta
Tamil Nadu: Days After SG Suryah's Arrest, Social Media Influencer Uma Gargi Arrested For Tweets On CM Stalin, Karunanidhi, EV Ramasamy
Uma Gargi receiving an award from BJP state president K Annamalai
Uma Gargi, a pro Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) social media influencer was today (20 June) arrested by police for tweets allegedly defaming Chief Minister MK Stalin, former chief minister M Karunanidhi and EV Ramasamy.
The arrest was initially reported to be because of a tweet made about actor Vijay.
In one of the tweets, she alleged that Karunanidhi had received a Rs 200 crore bribe from a Hyderabad based company during the establishment of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Nanguneri in Tirunelveli district.
Gargi, who was recently seen receiving an award from BJP state president K Annamalai at a programme in Coimbatore, has been charged under Section 501(c) (making, publishing, or circulating any statement or report containing rumor or alarming news which might foment racial, religious, caste, or other community-based enmity or hatred).
Her arrest comes days after the arrest of BJP state secretary SG Suryah who had questioned the silence of Madurai MP Su Venkatesan over the death of a sanitation worker after he was asked to enter a faeces filled drain in Pennadam municipality.
Suryah had erroneously mentioned Pennadam to be in Madurai district instead of Cuddalore district.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
Latest
