Kangana Ranaut’s tweets have always been a topic of discussion. Recently, a petitioner alleged that the actor has been spreading animosity between communities and has been hurting his religion through her tweets. Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh said, “I am a Maharashtrian, Mumbaikar and she calls the court Pappu Sena. This hurts me and that is a personal injury."

The court asked the petitioner how reasonable restrictions could be put on her freedom of speech as per Article 19 (2) of the Constitution based on her allegedly offensive tweets. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik asked the Maharashtra government’s lawyer, Jayesh Yagnik, who said, "This petition needs to be converted into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), otherwise many people will read newspapers and start coming to the court stating they are hurt. Constitutional right and constitutional remedy are different. This is a vague petition." 

Justice Shinde added that any individual can have his account and they have all the rights to express their thoughts. Responding to which, the petitioner said, "Free speech and hate speech are different. In my petition, there are multiple examples of how she has hurt many feelings. There are many cases filed in various courts against her. There is a personal mental injury that I have suffered through her tweets."

In response, Justice Shinde said, "That is different. Word against the word, how can we go into this issue? You think over that. We are not in a hurry to dismiss your petition. Take your time. We don't want to discourage a young lawyer like you. Go through your points and make fresh arguments. On the next date, we will bring an end to this."

The court will now hear Deshmukh's petition on January 7. What do you think about this entire fiasco? Let us know in the comments section below.

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