HC verdict in favour of ‘No Cap’ a blow to Keralam UDF govt.’s undeclared censorship of news portals: Pinarayi Vijayan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Kerala High Court verdict in favour of the digital media outlet ‘No Cap’ is a major blow to the United Democratic Front (UDF) government’s undeclared censorship that seeks to shackle independent journalism and freedom of expression, Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan has said. It is a mere delusion on the part of the UDF government to believe that they can suppress criticism and popular protests through the use of state power, Mr. Vijayan said in a statement here on Thursday.

‘Exposes lie’ “This development exposes yet another lie by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. It reveals his true colors, especially considering his earlier sarcastic retort whether he was such a ‘big deal’ that he could get posts critical of him removed from Facebook.

While he mockingly claimed he would ‘generously’ write to Meta on behalf of journalists, he was, in reality, issuing secret directives to the police and administrative machinery to permanently shut down pages that dared to criticise the government,” alleged Mr. Vijayan.