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Chennai city Cyber Crime Wing arrested YouTuber Maridhas in Madurai on Monday in connection with a case for making objectionable remarks about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and a few state ministers in a YouTube interview. Police also investigated allegations that he uploaded an AI-generated image of a woman minister in an offensive way.
Chennai: City cybercrime wing police arrested YouTuber Maridhasin Madurai on Monday in connection with a case registered against him for making ‘objectionable remarks’ about chief minister C Joseph Vijay as well as state ministers in an interview.
Officials said Maridhas was brought to Chennai, produced before a magistrate court and remanded in judicial custody. Police also seized his mobile phone and laptop to examine digital evidence.AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan and NTK leader Seeman said the arrest was unwarranted and that it reflected TVK govt’s intolerance to criticism.
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