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People have right to speak: Jai Ram Thakur defends Kangana over Sonia Gandhi post

People have right to speak: Jai Ram Thakur defends Kangana over Sonia Gandhi post

What's behind this

The Himachal Pradesh Police filed an FIR against BJP MP Kangana Ranaut in Shimla after a complaint claimed her social‑media posts targeting the Gandhi family were “inflammatory” and could disturb public peace. In response, state leader Jai Ram Thakur defended Ranaut, asserting that people have the right to speak, including regarding the Sonia Gandhi post.

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Coverage arrived over 8 hours. First from Hindustan Times, latest from The Morung Express.

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How this event was covered

First reported by Hindustan Times at 03:23 UTC on 14 Nov.

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Across 2 desks: india, politics.

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    ‘Mysterious foreigner’: Himachal police book Kangana Ranaut over ‘inflammatory’ posts on Sonia Gandhi

    The complaint stated that Ranaut's posts contained a calculated narrative that crossed the line from political dissent into dangerous territory capable of inciting public hostility. The post ‘Mysterious foreigner’: Himachal police book Kangana Ranaut over ‘inflammatory’ posts on Sonia Gandhi…

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    People have right to speak: Jai Ram Thakur defends Kangana over Sonia Gandhi post

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9 newsrooms ran this event. 25 others published in India recently and did not.

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  • ABP Live ABP Group
  • ANI ANI Media
  • Business Standard Business Standard Ltd.
  • DT Next Daily Thanthi Group
  • Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings
  • Frontline The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)
  • Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.
  • NDTV Adani Group (AMG Media)
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)
  • Rising Kashmir Rising Kashmir
  • The Avenue Mail The Avenue Mail
  • The Better India
  • The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Federal New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
  • The Hans India
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
  • The Pioneer The Pioneer
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

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