Outrage on Twitter over businessman’s arrest

NEW DELHI: The arrest of a Pondicherry-based businessman on Tuesday for posting "offensive" tweets against Karti Chidambaram, son of Union finance minister P Chidambaram, has again stoked the free speech and Internet governance debate. The businessman in question, S Ravi, was arrested under Section 66 A of the IT Act which covers sending of "offensive" or "menacing" tweets. He was later released on bail. Ravi's Twitter handle could not be traced at the time of writing.

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