On Thursday, 10 June, the\u00a0complaint raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lakshadweep President C Abdul Khader Haji, a case of sedition was filed against Sultana, who is a local resident.<\/p>\n
Over the last few weeks, enormous protests have erupted in Lakshadweep over Administrator Patel\u2019s introduction of certain regulations that have been judged as violating the ethos of the indigenous population.
\nAmid the ongoing protests against the Lakshadweep administrator, the film activist had allegedly suggested that Patel was a “bioweapon” being employed against the island’s indigenous residents by the central government.<\/p>\n
The Case<\/strong> During the discussion, which took place on 7 June, Sultana had allegedly said that the Centre was using Administrator Patel as a \u201cbioweapon\u201d against Lakshadweep.<\/p>\n \u201cBefore Centre took care, Lakshadweep had 0 cases of COVID-19. Now, it is reporting a daily spike of 100 cases. What the Centre has deployed is a bioweapon. I can say this clearly that the central government has deployed a bioweapon against the people of Lakshadweep.\u201d\u00a0 Aisha Sultana has said this during her debate.<\/p>\n Sultana took to Facebook to explicate her stance: \u201cI had used the word bioweapon in the TV channel debate. I have felt Patel as well as his policies [have acted] as a bioweapon. It was through Patel and his entourage that COVID-19 spread in Lakshadweep. I have compared Patel to a bioweapon, not the government or the country\u2026 You should understand. What else should I call him?\u201d<\/p>\n Sultana has played an active role in the protest campaigns that have gained traction in Lakshadweep and Kerala over Patel\u2019s contentious reforms. Reactions:<\/strong> BJP Thrissur President lodged a complaint against Sultana on Wednesday, 9 June, with the Kerala Police. KK Aneesh Kumar, the complainant, alleged that during a TV channel discussion on 7 June, the actor had said that the Centre used a bioweapon in Lakshadweep.<\/p>\n Several politicians and activists have taken to Twitter to protest against the filing of the sedition case against Aisha Sultana.<\/p>\n 1\/3 In our democracy, criticism of Govt that does not involve incitement to violence is not seditious, a principle the Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld & that various state police forces have more repeatedly ignored. The case should be dropped. https:\/\/t.co\/iQp7uTs3VQ<\/a><\/p>\n — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nThe complaint, registered by Khader Haji at the Kavaratti police station, referred to a recent debate over the contentious reforms introduced in Lakshadweep, that had taken place on the Malayalam television channel MediaOne TV.<\/p>\n
\nLakshadweep Sahitya Pravarthaka Sangam stated, \u201cIt is not proper to depict her as anti-national. She had reacted against the inhumane approach of the administrator,” adding that the cultural community will stand by Sultana.<\/p>\n
\nThe activist’s comment has incited antagonism from the BJP unit of Lakshadweep. The party workers have filed complaints against her in Kerala as well.<\/p>\n\n