On Saturday (20th July), journalist Ajeet Bharti took to X (formerly Twitter) to inform that the Tamil Nadu police were hounding him on the directive of the Congress party over a video criticising Gandhi Rahul Gandhi.
In a tweet, he informed, “After the threat and FIR by Karnataka Congress, Tamil Nadu Congress is also missing the powers of the police. What does it indicate when the Karnataka High Court has put a stay on the case but a new case is filed in another State?”
“Send your cops, I will meet them,” Ajeet Bharti emphasised. He also shared a notice, dated 15th July, wherein the Chennai police is seen soliciting information from X about the account details and IP address of the journalist.
कर्नाटक कॉन्ग्रेस की धमकी और FIR के बाद अब तमिलनाडु कॉन्ग्रेस @tnpoliceoffl का दुरुपयोग कर रही है। जिस केस में कर्नाटक उच्च न्यायालय ने स्थगन का आदेश दे रखा है, उस पर कथित घटना और केस पर स्टे के बाद, वापस दूसरे राज्य में केस करना क्या बताता है?
— Ajeet Bharti (@ajeetbharti) July 20, 2024
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The notice was issued based on a complaint by one M. Samuel Diraviam MC, a Congress party worker. He had alleged that Ajeet Bharti made ‘false claims’ about Rahul Gandhi in a video shared on X (formerly Twitter).
Based on the complaint, the Tamil Nadu police filed a case against the journalist under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 153A and 505 (1)(B).
On top of that, the cops directed the X corporation to provide the login and logout details, phone number, email ID, last activity details and IP address of Ajeet Bharti.
The truth behind Ajeet Bharti’s statement on Rahul Gandhi
The video in question is from the live session of Ajeet Bharti on 14th June 2024. In the session, he was referring to an interview of actor Naseeruddin Shah.
Ajeet Bharti was heard saying, “He talked a bit about his childhood, saying that he, too, was targeted for being Muslim and that he used to target others as well. So, it’s not like it wasn’t happening in the country. Many people wondered how Gulfaam Hassan had a change of heart, but where he was trying to lead was, and if you are a good speaker, you can twist the narrative and lead it in a certain direction. He was trying to say that there was an undercurrent, it was beneath the surface. But when Modi came, he saw potential in it and utilized it in his favor. Even if we accept for a minute that Modi utilized it, show me a speech where Modi is saying to remove the police for 15 minutes and we will show what Hindus can do, or Modi is taking the name of a specific community and saying that we will demolish all their religious sites because our temples were there first. Modi has never made such statements to date. Some BJP leaders might have made such statements, but some top leaders of other parties have given such speeches. Rahul Gandhi has claimed that we will remove the Ram Temple and bring back Babri. It is clearly stated that there is a conspiracy to label Hindus as terrorists. Earlier, the terrorism that was happening was not attributed to any religion, but when it comes to saffron terror, it is being pushed forward.”
It is evident from the video that Ajeet Bharti never said Rahul Gandhi said so in a speech or a rally. What Ajeet was saying was said first by former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam had said in a statement. On 6th May, it was reported that Acharya Pramod had said in a statement that Rahul Gandhi wanted to voerturn Ram Mandir verdict.
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— Ajeet Bharti (@ajeetbharti) June 13, 2024
He had said, “I have spent more than 32 years in the Congress and when the Ram Mandir decision came, Rahul Gandhi in a meeting with his close aides said that after the Congress govt was formed, they will form a superpower commission and will overturn the Ram Mandir decision just like Rajiv Gandhi overturned the Shah Bano decision…”
Bharti, who was just paraphrasing what a former Congress leader had said is now facing action in Karnataka, which is currently being ruled by Congress. Tamil Nadu is government by I.N.D.I. Alliance partner, DMK.
