Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court over the multiple FIRs filed against them. The FIRs have been filed over their “misleading” tweets on violence during farmers’ tractor rally in Delhi on January 26.
Journalists Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Paresh Nath, and Anant Nath also approached the top court on Tuesday evening against the FIRs.
FIRs have been filed in five states against Tharoor, Rajdeep, and five journalists over their tweets on the violence and death of a protester during the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day.