Despite its initial reluctance to hear the petition, the SC eventually agreed to issue notice to the TN Govt and the DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for his anti-Sanatan remark
Citing the Supreme Court’s order regarding hate speech, the eminent citizens requested that the apex court should register suo moto cases and the offenders should be punished in accordance with the law.
A report published by "Public", titled "Soros-funded NGOs demand crackdown on free speech as politicians spread hate misinformation", dismantled this largely left-liberal narrative saying that "increase in the reporting of hate offenses is different from an actual increase."
The two Muslim youths went on to claim that “those who inflict atrocities on Muslims and target them should fly high as much as they want in this world, but in Quran, it is mentioned that an infidel’s (Kafir) final destination is Jahannum (hell).”
The case against Azam Khan was registered at Shahzad Nagar police station in Rampur during the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign where he made inflammatory remarks against CM Yogi Adityanath, the former DM of Rampur, and other officials.