a Lakshadweep police registered a case of sedition On Thursday towards an area resident, activist and filmmaker Ayesha Sultana for calling Union Territory Administrator Praful Ok Patel a “bio-weapon”. The case was registered on the premise of a grievance raised by BJP Lakshadweep president C Abdul Khader Haji, who alleged that Sultana had attacked the Center and Patel throughout a debate on a Malayalam information channel concerning the ongoing political disaster in Lakshadweep. was criticized.
Justifying his assertion in a current Facebook submit, Sultana wrote, “I used the word bio-weapon in a TV channel debate. I have felt Patel as well as his policies. [have acted] as a bio-weapon. It was through Patel and his team that Kovid-19 spread in Lakshadweep. I have compared Patel not with the government or the country, but as a bio-weapon… you must understand. What else can I tell her…”
Sultana has been on the forefront of a current marketing campaign towards the just lately proposed laws and controversial reform measures, which have brought about widespread anger amongst locals.
So who’s Ayesha Sultana?
Ayesha Sultana, a local of Chetlat Island, Lakshadweep, is an actor, mannequin and director. Ayesha has beforehand labored as an affiliate director on the units of the Malayalam movie ‘Kettiolanu Ente Malakha’. He made his directorial debut in 2020 with the unbiased Malayalam movie Flush.
In his grievance towards Sultana, Haji stated the filmmaker referred to as Patel a “bio-weapon” being operated by the central authorities throughout a information debate on Malayalam channel ‘MediaOn TV’. The comment was opposed by the BJP’s Lakshadweep unit. BJP employees had additionally complained towards Ayesha in Kerala.
Expressing solidarity with the Sultana, the Lakshadweep literary promoter Sangam condemned the sedition prices towards him. It will not be honest to painting him as a traitor. He had reacted towards the inhuman perspective of the administrator. It was Patel’s intervention that made Lakshadweep a Kovid affected space. The cultural group in Lakshadweep will stand with them,” stated spokesperson Ok Bahir.
Several different politicians and activists have taken to social media to protest the sedition case towards Sultana.
A case was registered below sections 124A (sedition) and 153B (hate speech) at Kavaratti police station on Thursday.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
