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making the controversial 'Hindu Pakistan' remark, has now been booked for allegedly
''insulting the nation, hurting religious sentiments and distorting the secular
fabric of the country.''
According to report, a case under Section 153A/295A of the Indian Penal Code and
Section 2 of The Prevention Of Insults To National Honour Act, 1971 has been filed
against Shashi Tharoor by a Kolkata-based advocate Sumeet Chowdhury.
In his complaint against the Thiruvananthapuram MP, the petitioner alleged that
Tharoor has issued public statements whereby he has stated that if Indians vote for
a particular party (BJP) in 2019 General Elections, it will turn India into 'Hindu
Pakistan' and will tear the Constitution of the country.
Chowdhury further stated that the veteran Congress leader has even refused to
apologise for his remarks which are in absolutely bad taste.
This has hurt the religious sentiments of the countrymen, insulted the
Constitution, and has been intended to create great conflict and disharmony based
on the religious divide, the petitioner alleged.
Advocate Chowdhury stated that Tharoor has also insulted Indians by comparing an
'Islamic State' like Pakistan with a 'Secular State' like India.
Tharoor has also ignored the fact that India is a far superior nation compared to
Pakistan, which most countries scorn and disdain, he stated.
Tharoor has reportedly been asked before the court on August 14 in this connection.
Interestingly, the court has also allowed authorities to issue summons to him
through his official and Facebook handles apart from regular process of law.
This is important as it is probably for the first time in the history of Indian
judiciary that a summon will be served through Twitter, as claimed by the
petitioner.
Under attack from the ruling BJP and several right-wing organisations for making
the 'Hindu Pakistan' jibe, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had on Friday
tweeted the popular song 'kuchh to log kahenge logon ka kaam hai kehnaa.'
Tharoor took to Twitter and tweeted the song from the 1971 hit Bollywood movie
'Amar Prem' which was sung by legendary singer Kishore Kumar.
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v=LSVrJE6xcJA&list=PL6pFFyT3MOZPUzYajWcxRbUrDU9cYgsRG �#HinduPakistan
Tharoor's statement drew flak from various political quarters with the BJP
demanding an apology from the Congress president Rahul Gandhi