Folk Singer’s Arrest Shows India’s Free Speech Problem

Expand S. Kovan in the video of one of his controversial songs. © vinavu.com Police in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state arrested well-known folk singer S. Kovan last week for singing a song at a protest meeting that criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The arrest was in response to a complaint filed by a supporter of Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Kovan, whose music video of the song went viral on YouTube, is currently out on bail, but is charged with promoting communal enmity and disturbing “public tranquility.” With his controversial songs and provocative lyrics, Kovan,…

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