Actor Suriya quotes Periyar, says Godse was just a weapon
Chennai: Actor Suriya’s comments on Nathuram Godse, who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, has sparked much discussion in State.
Addressing the media at an event promoting his next movie Kaappaan on Saturday, the actor said, “When Gandhi was assassinated, a lot of riots broke out in India. While everyone was cursing Godse, Periyaar said, ‘Bring Godse’s gun, let’s break it into pieces!’ When people around him gave him a confused look, he explained, ‘Blaming Godse for Gandhi’s death is similar to this. He is just a weapon. We need to look at the systems behind him, the ideologies that made him do what he did’.”
Suriya, who plays an officer of the National Security Guard trying to protect the Prime Minister from terrorist attacks in the KV Anand film, shared the anecdote while explaining that Kaappaan too deals with terrorism. The screenplay, he said, will ensure that you cannot pick any one individual as one responsible for all terrorism.
A video clip of Suriya’s comments have gone been widely circulated on social media, sparking heated debates on the actor’s political leanings.
Kaappaan, which also stars Mohanlal, Arya, Sayyeshaa and Boman Irani, is set for release this Friday.
CPM supports actor
Coimbatore: Actor Suriya’s comment on Nathuram Godse has garnered support from the CPM with the party’s State Secretary K Balakrishnan saying that targeting the actor for his statement is unacceptable.
“Every citizen of the country has the right to freedom of expression. As per the right, the actor has been expressing his views. He also expressed his opinion on the National Education Policy (NEP). We appreciate him for the comment. Now, quoting Periyar, he has rightly commented on Gandhi’s assassination. We hail his remark,” he said, while speaking in Coimbatore on Monday.
Courtesy: www.newindianexpress.com
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Snake venom case: SC quashes FIR, proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR and subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav under the Wildlife (Protection) Act in the snake venom case registered by Uttar Pradesh Police in 2023.
A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh said the case cannot be sustained in law as the complaint under the Wildlife (Protection) Act was not filed by an authorised person.
It said that offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) invoked in the FIR against Yadav were based on an earlier FIR registered in Gurugram, in which a closure report has been filed.
Referring to the provisions of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substance Act (NDPS) Act invoked in the FIR against Yadav, the bench said these cannot be invoked as the liquid substance (anti-venom) recovered from the co-accused was not a prescribed substance under the schedule.
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It referred to the earlier decisions of the court and said that the case against Yadav cannot be sustained in law, quashing the FIR and subsequent proceedings, including filing of the chargesheet and cognisance order of the trial court.
The case against Yadav was registered on November 22, 2023, and he was arrested on March 17, 2024, for the alleged use of snake venom at a rave party in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
The controversial YouTuber challenged an Allahabad High Court order refusing to quash the chargesheet and the cognisance order of the trial court, terming it a serious offence.
On August 6 last year, the apex court stayed proceedings in the trial court against Yadav in the case.
The chargesheet alleged the consumption of snake venom as a recreational drug at "rave" parties by people, including foreigners.
Yadav's counsel had argued in the high court that no snakes, narcotics or psychotropic substances were recovered from him and no causal link was established between the applicant and the co-accused.
Though the informant was no longer an animal welfare officer, he filed the FIR showing himself to be one, the counsel had added.
Calling Yadav a "well-known influencer" and someone who appears in multiple reality shows on television, the counsel had said his involvement in the FIR garnered "much media attention".
