Kerala Health Minister K Muraleedharan on Tuesday said right-wing political commentator TG Mohandas secured bail due to a “loophole” after his arrest over alleged remarks on a student protest in New Delhi, while BJP MLA V Muraleedharan described the action against him as “selective retaliation” by the state government.Mohandas was arrested by Kerala Police on Monday morning over remarks allegedly made in a YouTube video about a protest by students in the national capital over the NEET paper leak. He was released on bail later the same day.Muraleedharan said he had been informed that the prosecution’s case was not presented effectively and that the government would examine the reasons for it and take appropriate action.“He was booked for offences for which it was not easy to get bail, as that was the kind of statements he made. He got bail on a loophole. Nevertheless, the government will take stringent steps in the matter,” the minister told reporters.BJP leader V Muraleedharan, however, questioned the government’s decision to act against Mohandas, saying there may be differing views on his remarks but alleged that no action had been taken against people who made “heinous” comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother.
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He said the action against Mohandas indicated that the government was selectively targeting individuals while protecting others.Mohandas has been charged under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Information Technology Act and the Kerala Police Act. The case was registered following a complaint alleging that videos uploaded on his YouTube channel, ‘Pathrika’, were intended to disturb public order and create fear and unrest.In the video, Mohandas allegedly said the student protest in Delhi could lead to incidents of gang rape and made derogatory remarks about women participating in the demonstration. He also allegedly claimed that some people could be killed or permanently injured during the protest and that their bodies would subsequently be taken to hospitals.
