That’s what Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani said in a tweet—which has now been blocked in India and led to his arrest. The Dalit activist was arrested based on an FIR filed in Assam by a BJP leader. The complaint: Mevani’s tweet “has the propensity to disturb public tranquillity, prejudicial to maintenance of harmony among a certain section of people.” The Assam police arrived without giving any warning to local law enforcement—or heads up to Mevani. He was flown to Assam where he was denied bail—and has been sent to three days in police custody.

Stuff to check out: On the latest episode of the splainer podcast ‘Press Decode’, the splainer team looks at the politics of culture—be it at Coachella in the US or veganism in India. Be sure to head over to the IVM website, Spotify or Apple Podcasts to listen to it. 

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