Karur tragedy: Case registered against TVK’s Aadhav Arjuna for deleted X post

Arjuna reportedly edited the post minutes after posting it, removing the mention of Nepal and Sri Lanka, and later deleted it.

South First Desk

Published Sep 30, 2025 | 8:52 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 30, 2025 | 8:52 PM

File photo of Aadhav Arjuna and Vijay during the book launch.

Following backlash over the now deleted X post regarding the Karur tragedy, a case has been registered against Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) General Secretary Aadhav Arjuna at the North Zone Cyber Crime Police Station under Sections 192, 196(1)(b), 197(1)(d), 353(1)(b), and 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The sections include:

Section 192 – Provocation with intent to cause riot.
Section 196(1)(b) – Acts promoting enmity between different groups or disturbing harmony.
Section 197(1)(d) – Acts prejudicial to the sovereignty, unity, or security of India.
Section 353(1)(b) – Making or publishing false statements, misinformation, or rumours causing harm to the public.
Section 353(2) – Whoever makes or circulates a statement leading to public mischief.

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The deleted post

In the now-deleted post in Tamil, Arjuna said: “If the police have become the servants of the ruling class, the only way to restore order is a youth revolution. Just as in Sri Lanka and Nepal, the youth and the Gen Z generation came together to create a revolution against authority, a youth uprising will occur here too. That uprising is going to be the foundation for regime change and the end of state terrorism.”

Arjuna reportedly edited the post minutes after posting it, removing the mention of Nepal and Sri Lanka, and later deleted it. But its screenshots have gone viral on social media, igniting criticism and demands for his arrest.

Later, Arjuna posted a condolence message on X. “These deaths are an irreparable loss for every affected family. My heart is not in a state to move past the loss and pain these families are enduring, as an ordinary human being would. I solemnly declare, as someone who understood the pain of death at a young age, that my life’s journey will be as a brother, a younger sibling, a son, and a relative carrying the dreams and hopes of those families. In this moment, when sorrow and grief alone envelop my heart, I share my thoughts as a relation to those who have faced these losses,” he wrote.

(Edited by Sumavarsha, with inputs from Subash Chandra Bose)