BRS accuses Congress govt of threats to free speech
BRS spokesperson Manne Krishank criticized a Telangana Cyber Security Bureau notice to X Corp over a takedown request involving a video allegedly linking Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to Hitler. He called it an attempt to suppress dissent and questioned restrictions on free expression
Hyderabad: BRS spokesperson Manne Krishank criticised a notice issued by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau to X Corp, alleging that it threatened democratic values and freedom of expression.
Referring to a takedown notice reportedly seeking the removal of a video posted from a personal account that allegedly featured Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy praising Hitler, Krishank said treating political commentary as a criminal matter was contrary to the spirit of democracy. He also questioned the notice’s reported request that X should not inform the account holder, arguing that such a direction violated principles of transparency and natural justice.
Alleging a growing tendency to suppress dissent, Krishank called out the Congress government for using legal notices and social media restrictions to intimidate critics. He questioned why depicting the Chief Minister in Nazi attire was considered objectionable, while his remarks praising Hitler were not objectionable.
Sharing the notice served to X on social media, he referred to the Congress government as the Hitler government, ridiculing the allegation that the video used provocative language and reminded that Revanth Reddy himself commented. When the authorities objected that the content depicts cartoon caricature of Nazi-style uniform references to Adolif Hitler, he stated that the Chief Minister himself said he was inspired by the Nazi Adolf Hitler and his assassin team.
“Strange that the police are also asking X not to inform the user, alleging that he might flee or hinder the investigation,” he said.
