GS-2News & Analysis11 September 2026thehindu.com

Kerala HC finds video containing social activist’s remarks regarding Sabarimala deities offensive, directs Meta to temporarily block it

The Kerala High Court has directed Meta to temporarily remove a video containing remarks by social activist Sunny M. Kapikad regarding Sabarimala deities, finding the content offensive to religious beliefs. The petitioner, Rahul Easwar, also sought criminal charges against Kapikad under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Information Technology Act, 2000, for allegedly promoting disharmony and outraging religious feelings.

The Kerala High Court has directed Meta to temporarily remove a video containing remarks by social activist Sunny M. Kapikad regarding Sabarimala deities, finding the content offensive to religious beliefs. The petitioner, Rahul Easwar, also sought criminal charges against Kapikad under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Information Technology Act, 2000, for allegedly promoting disharmony and outraging religious feelings.

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GS Paper 2: Indian Polity - Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary; Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

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