The oppressor’s incorrect: On imprisoning ‘Savukku’ Shankar for contempt

“Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?” asked Alexander Pope, questioning if strong methods were required to beat a minor enemy. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has actually taken a sledgehammer to handle YouTuber and blog writer ‘Savukku’ A. Shankar, and sentenced him to a six-month prison term for some Tweets targeting the judiciary. As political commentary goes, his design of providing his views is certainly rather trenchant. With a know-it-all air, he tackles offering supposed background product, insinuating offers and styles behind advancements, typically without substantiation. It is not a surprise then that he entered into problem. In his defence in the suo motu contempt procedures, Mr. Shankar stated his remarks were targeted at questioning the under-representation of Dalits in the judiciary, and the excess representation to Brahmins, which taken as an entire, his remarks were focused on enhancing the system. The court would have none of it, and considered his remarks contumacious. It kept in mind that he revealed no remorse or repentance, however verified that he would continue to discuss the judiciary after his release even if imprisoned. Despite The Fact That Mr. Shankar made an individual insinuation versus Justice Swaminathan, what truly counted was his sweeping charge versus the whole judiciary. This might have been handled by the Principal Bench in Chennai as the accusation was basic in nature, however, sadly, it was published prior to a Bench headed by Justice Swaminathan, who was the judge aggrieved by the earlier Tweet. The pu
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