Published Jul 06, 2026 | 4:29 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 06, 2026 | 4:29 PM
'Prashna' Raavan (Credit: Facebook.com/raavanbezawada)
Synopsis: Anusha, wife of YouTuber and political commentator “Prashna” Raavan, has defended her husband after his fifth arrest in five days under the BNS and UAPA, denying that he is aligned with any political party and accusing the Andhra Pradesh police of targeting him. She also dismissed a purportedly leaked personal video aired by a Telugu news channel as “morphed”.
Anusha, wife of YouTuber and political commentator “Prashna” Raavan, has rejected any suggestion that Raavan was aligned with a political party, saying, “We have no ties to any political party. Raavan’s politics is standing as a voice for those who have none. That is Ravan’s party, that is the group he belongs to.”
The statements came a day after Raavan was arrested for the fifth time in five days, on Saturday, 4 July, and charged under some of the most stringent provisions of the BNS and UAPA.
A court in Gannavaram, Krishna district, remanded him to 14 days’ judicial custody till 18 July, and he was shifted to Nellore Central Jail.
In a statement issued on Sunday, 5 July, Anusha clarified her husband’s caste after many social media users mistook Raavan for a Dalit Christian.
While saying her family opposed hatred carried out in the name of caste or religion, she disclosed that her husband’s caste is Kamma and that his name is officially registered as Raavan.
“As someone who believes in democracy, he asks questions, and he asks them firmly,” she said, adding that people who are questioned should either answer or correct their shortcomings, rather than respond in ways that make a mockery of the law.
In a separate video address, Anusha criticised the Andhra Pradesh police’s treatment of her husband, alleging a harassment campaign.
She alleged that his arrest was intended to divert attention from other recent incidents, referring to the custodial death of 24-year-old Sai Gade Krishna in Krishnalanka, Vijayawada, which sent shockwaves across the state.
Anusha said that her family lacked the strength to fight the government, but that their real strength lay in honesty. She expressed faith in the courts and believed that justice would eventually be served.
An emotional Anusha also asked the state government why the repeated cycle of arrests was necessary, given that her husband had secured bail each time.
“You are dragging my husband from station to station, filing case after case, saying what he speaks is wrong. When he gets bail, you file another case,” she said.
She argued that her husband had been treated differently for saying things Pawan Kalyan himself had said earlier.
“How can something be wrong when one person says it, but not when someone else does? Why can’t the same cases be filed against Mr Pawan Kalyan?” she asked, adding that Raavan had spoken in a similar manner to the Deputy Chief Minister.
Anusha also spoke about the toll of the case on the couple’s young daughter, saying the child asked to see her father and was under considerable distress. She appealed to authorities to take her daughter’s plight into account.
“If my husband’s only fault was questioning you, please kill him. Also kill us all along with him,” she said.
The video has since been widely shared across social media platforms.
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Separately, Mahaa News, a Telugu television news channel, aired what it claimed was a leaked personal video involving Raavan and an unidentified woman, which quickly circulated on social media.
People close to Raavan have called it a fabrication timed to coincide with the legal proceedings against him.
Anusha termed it “morphed” and added that it had been created to cover up ‘others’ mistakes’.
She appealed to the public not to believe the campaign being run on social media against them.
She criticised the people circulating the video, saying, “What you are doing is very wrong. Making morphed videos is unacceptable.”
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The repeated arrests and the invocation of the UAPA against Raavan have drawn criticism from the opposition YSR Congress Party, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and civil society groups, who have accused the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government of pursuing a political vendetta.
YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that the state government was misusing police machinery to suppress dissent while neglecting crimes against ordinary citizens.
In a post on X, the former Chief Minister pointed to a series of unresolved cases, including a missing girl, Gnaneswari, in Kakinada, an assault on a mentally challenged girl in Peddapuram, an assault on a tribal woman in Nellore’s Kavali, and several custodial deaths.
హే రామ్… సేవ్ ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్
చంద్రబాబు దుష్ట పాలనలో అత్యంత ప్రమాదకర ధోరణిలో పోలీసు యంత్రాంగం@ncbn గారూ… రాజకీయ అణచివేత చర్యలకోసం, ప్రశ్నించేవారి గొంతు నొక్కడానికి ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్లో మీరు పోలీస్ వ్యవస్థను అత్యంత ప్రమాదకర ధోరణివైపు నడిపిస్తున్నారు. మీ పాలనలో పుట్టుకొచ్చిన…— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) July 5, 2026
He argued these incidents showed a breakdown in law and order. He said the government was invoking harsh, non-bailable laws against critics like KV Reddy and Raavan, and called it an assault on constitutional rights.
“Dear Chandra Babu, Andhra Pradesh doesn’t need a police raj or a jungle raj. Our people need governance that ensures safety and a system that delivers justice to victims. They want all citizens to be treated equally before the law. We need a police machinery that doesn’t bend to anyone’s will but only functions according to the constitution,” he wrote.
The CPI(M) Andhra Pradesh state committee demanded the immediate withdrawal of the UAPA case against Raavan, calling it undemocratic and baseless.
In an open letter released on 5 July, the party noted that invoking the “dangerous” UAPA, despite courts repeatedly granting bail in earlier cases, was unjust.
Since several cases against Raavan were filed on the basis of complaints from Jana Sena leaders, the CPI(M) argued that the move could not have occurred without the knowledge of senior government figures.
The CPI(M) drew parallels between the coalition’s approach and the central government’s use of the sedition law against activists, students, and journalists nationwide since 2014.
The party urged citizens to raise their voices to condemn the government’s action.
