Tamil Nadu BJP state secretary arrested for tweet against Madurai MP; Union minister condemns arrest

BJP’s Tamil Nadu State Secretary SG Suryah was arrested by the Madurai district cyber crime police on Friday in Chennai in connection with his recent tweet on Madurai MP Su Venkatesan. The action was criticised by Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and state president K Annamalai.

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the use of police arrest for tweets is “REAL & TOTAL overreach n violation of right to due process of law n free speech”.

“This was the normal tactic to silence by Rahuls Cong during UPA misusing Sec66A – recently its dynast allies too hv done it like @PawarSpeaks n now @mkstalin to prove he wasnt named after Stalin for no reason,”Rajeev Chandrasekhar tweeted.

“Those Free speech ‘activists’ who jump around at drop of hat must not remain silent now or be branded hypocrites. This type of threat to democracy n intimidation by his ‘Secularly Dynast’ Allies is perhaps what Rahul was referring to on his tourist trips whn he says ‘Democracy is in Danger’ n what Rt Hon @jack dorsey was referring to as ‘jailing n arrest’ in his recent interview post his Rip van Winkle siesta. @SuryahSG is being threatened for questioning the death of a sanitation worker who was forced to work in perilous circumstances – He will prevail n we will fight to ensure he is freed from this type of coersion n intimidation,” Chandrasekhar added.

Use of police arrest for tweets/posts is REAL & TOTAL overreach n violation of right to due process of law n free speech.

This was the normal tactic to silence by Rahuls Cong during UPA misusing Sec66A – recently its dynast allies too hv done it like @PawarSpeaks n now… https://t.co/rHMwFMnhWP

— Rajeev Chandrasekhar