Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking site Alt News, was arrested last night over a 2018 tweet, which is a clip from legendary filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1983 classic Kissi Se Na Kehna.
Here are the 5 big arguments made by his counsel in court:
- The picture tweeted by Mr Zubair was from that movie. He didn't edit it.
- The entire case borders on absurdity. Police say they were alerted to this tweet but this tweet is dated March 2018. Section 153 A needs two communities, which are the two communities here? This clip is from a movie which was cleared by the censor board.
- I am a fact checker. I am journalist. I speak my mind in a democratic country.
- Those tweets are there since 2018. What has happened between 2018-2022 because of this tweet. Many have tweeted the same, the only difference between those handles and mine is my faith, my name and my profession.
- They are seeking my laptop because I have been challenging many a things...if the police is acting malafide... this court cannot turn a blind eye.
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