A little respite for Seeman

Director-actor Seeman, who has been arrested for his derogatory speeches that affects the sovereignty of India, has been languishing in jail for quite some months now.

In a recent judgment, on whether Seeman can be tried under the National Security Act, it was held by the court that his speech does not invoke the Act. However, this judgment is only applicable to the case filed in Tirunelveli, where Seeman was arrested for his speech at a students’ rally.

The Puducherry Government has also filed a similar case against him but the verdict on that is still pending. Though Seeman managed to come out of the purview of the NSA in the TN case, it needs to be seen what verdict the Puducherry Court will deliver.