Submission + - Man faces 3 years prison for tweeting a new headline. (thehindu.com)
Vijaysj writes: Mr Srinivasan an activist fighting graft and crony capitalism was arrested from his home in a pre-dawn swoop (5:00 am) for tweeting from his Twitter account @ravi_the_indian : “got reports that karthick chidambaram has amassed more wealth than vadra.”. Kartick and Vadara are relatives of two powerful politicians in India.
Mr Chidambaram justified his complaint and action against Mr Srinivas in a post to his twitter account @KartiPC. “Free speech is subject to reasonable restrictions. I have a right to seek constitutional/legal remedies over defamatory/scurrilous tweets,”
Srinivasan now faces a Jail term of 3 years under India's anti-hacking laws.
Streisand effect has resulted in Srinivasan's followers increasing overnight from his orignal 16 friends and relatives to over a thousand.
Right to information campaigners has setup a page for all those who want to tweet their mind to my Chidambaram at http://getup4change.org/rti/support-free-speech/
Mr Chidambaram justified his complaint and action against Mr Srinivas in a post to his twitter account @KartiPC. “Free speech is subject to reasonable restrictions. I have a right to seek constitutional/legal remedies over defamatory/scurrilous tweets,”
Srinivasan now faces a Jail term of 3 years under India's anti-hacking laws.
Streisand effect has resulted in Srinivasan's followers increasing overnight from his orignal 16 friends and relatives to over a thousand.
Right to information campaigners has setup a page for all those who want to tweet their mind to my Chidambaram at http://getup4change.org/rti/support-free-speech/