New Delhi: Kannada actor and activist Chetan Kumar, popularly referred to as Chetan Ahimsa, on Saturday claimed that the Centre had revoked his Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card. He is at present on bail after his current arrest by Bengaluru Police over an ‘offensive’ tweet. He claimed that he had obtained a letter to submit his OCI card on the Foreigners Regional Registration Office. However, the federal government hasn’t clarified its place on the matter as but.
Earlier, on March 21, Chetan Ahimsa was despatched to judicial custody for 14 days over his tweet. The Sheshadripuram police arrested him in Bengaluru following a criticism towards him after his tweet, purportedly stating that Hindutva is ‘constructed on lies’, went viral on-line.
The criticism filed by Shivakumar, a member of a right-wing outfit, towards him said that his tweet damage the emotions of Hindus. The actor, who can also be a Dalit and a tribal activist, was produced earlier than a district court docket which despatched him to judicial custody for 14 days.
In his tweets, the actor allegedly stated ‘Hindutva can solely be defeated by fact’. “Hindutva is built on LIES- Savarkar: Indian ‘na’tion’ began when Rama defeated Ravana & returned to Ayodhya; a lie, 1992: Babri Masjid is ‘birthplace of Rama’; a lie 2023: Urigowda-Nanjegowda are ‘killers’ of Tipu; a lie Hindutva can be defeated by TRUTH; truth is EQUALITY,” the actor wrote in his tweet.
