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Kozhikode: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor MP on Monday lashed out at the new law amendment that gives police too much power to curb cyber crime. Shashi Tharoor said the law was problematic and could be used against political opponents, journalists and critics. volume_up content_copy share
The new law responds to offensive tweets, posts and comments. But it was prepared without much discussion. That is why it can be used against political opponents, journalists and critics, ”Tharoor said.
Kerala Journalists Union, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala, former Finance Minister M Chidambaram and senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan had come out against the state government’s decision.
