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@TheCommuneMag
Jun 18 • 24 tweets • 20 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
DRAVIDIAN MODEL OF DEMOCRACY AND FREE SPEECH.

Is democracy and freedom of expression under threat in Tamil Nadu?

A thread on the arrests made by MK Stalin-led DMK government.

#MKStalin #DMK #DravidianModel #Democracy #FreeSpeech #SGSuryah

(1/n)
TN BJP State Secretary @SuryahSG was arrested under non-bailable sections for his remarks against Madurai CPI-M MP Su Venkatesan over the death of a hygiene worker who was forced to clean a faeces-filled drain by a CPIM councillor. (2/n)

#SGSuryah #DMK

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AIADMK IT wing functionary @Gowthamadmk1216 was arrested under non-bailable sections for sharing a video meme that humorously referenced MK Stalin’s video statement on Senthilbalaji's arrest. The video meme contained no derogatory content. (3/n)

#AIADMK
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Pro-BJP Twitterati @BS_Prasad was arrested for sharing an old article and allegedly misattributing DMK to an illegal liquor-producing gang in Tiruppur in light of the recent hooch tragedy in Marakkanam. (4/n)

#DravidianModel #DMK #HoochTragedy
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Vice President of Tamil Nadu BJP’s Industrial Cell @Selvakumar_IN was arrested for criticizing DMK Minister Senthilbalaji. (5/n)

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Admin of @voiceofsavukku was arrested for a video meme targeting CM MK Stalin and DMK Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan, over inclusion of the clause "eligible household" for the monthly assistance scheme for women. (6/n)

#SavukkuShankar #DMK

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The DMK govt went all the way to Gujarat to arrest BJP cadre @johnravi1972 who had made satirical social media posts on CM MK Stalin and his father late Karunanidhi. (7/n)

#DravidianModel #DMK

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A functionary belonging to @TTVDhinakaran's AMMK was arrested for posting a meme that took a jibe on Tamil Nadu sports ministry headed by Udhayanidhi Stalin. (8/n)

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#UdhayanidhiStalin #DMK #MKStalin #DravidianModel #TTVDhinakaran
Political commentator @sansbarrier was arrested for posts critical of MK Stalin made in light of the monsoon preparations. He was earlier slapped with Goondas Act for criticizing DMK leaders Karunandhi, Stalin and Annadurai. (9/n)

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Puthiya Tamilagam (@PTpartyOfficial) Chief @DrKrishnasamy was arrested by the Tamil Nadu police for protesting against the MK Stalin-led DMK government’s decision to hike electricity tariff. (10/n)

#DravidianModel #DMK #Democracy

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DMK critic YouTuber @karthikgnath was arrested over the issue of raising money for temples at Siruvachur in Perambalur district which were destroyed by miscreants. The charges were later proved to be frivolous. (11/n)

#DMK #DravidianModel #MKStalin
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BJP supporter and political analyst @ikkmurugan was arrested in the case of alleged ‘defamatory’ posters that caricatured MK Stalin. (12/n)

#DravidianModel #DMK
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YouTuber @MaridhasAnswers was arrested for a video about Tablighi Jamaat and for a tweet that came in the light of the late Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat. (13/n)

#Maridhas #DMK #DravidianModel

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BJP leader @KalyaanBJP_ was arrested and slapped with Goondas act for allegedly derogating MK Stalin and his late father Karunanidhi. (14/n)

#DravidianModel #DMK #MKStalin

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BJP IT wing office-bearer Saravana Kumar from Dindigul was arrested for allegedly criticizing the DMK government. He had responded to a DMK executive on social media who had made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (15/n)

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Dakshinamurthy alias Seethaiyin Mainthan, a YouTuber and a Tamil nationalist ideologue was arrested for releasing a documentary that exposed the lesser known & hidden facts about E.V. Ramasamy Naicker also known as ‘Periyar’ by his followers. (16/n)

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An FIR was filed against Tamil magazine Vikatan, YouTuber @MaridhasAnswers and political commentator @Veera284 for speaking against G Square Realtors, a real estate company reportedly close to the DMK family. (17/n)

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Naam Tamilar functionary Ganesh Kumar alias Nila Kannan was arrested for posting an image of late DMK leader Karunanidhi having food with three of his wives. (18/n)

Popular stunt choregrapher @kannan_kanal was arrested for speaking against Dravidian anti-Hindu leader EVR. (19/n)

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Cadres of @ABVPVoice who had protested in front of MK Stalin’s residence demanding justice for Lavanya were arrested and later released on bail. (20/n)

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AIADMK leader @EPSTamilNadu had slammed the DMK government in July 2021 when cases were registered against News J, a TV channel of the @AIADMKOfficial and members of the party’s IT wing. (21/n)

#AIADMK #DMK #DravidianModel

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There is a Twitter handle on the lines of the BlackShirts of Mussolini and BrownShirts of Hitler that hunts down DMK's critics under the pretext of clamping down on fake news and malicious content. (22/n)

#DravidianModel

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On the other hand, the DMK govt has given a freepass to those who abuse Hindu Gods, those who threatened to kill @rajbhavan_tn, those who abuse PM @narendramodi, and BJP leader @annamalai_k, etc. (23/n)

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From the above instances, it becomes clear on what the Dravidian Model of ‘Free Speech’ is – crackdown on critics, give a free-pass to anti-Hindu and Dravidian Stockist venom spewing elements. (24/n)

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Busting the saintly halo created around EV Ramasamy Naicker, hailed as 'Periyar' by his followers.

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