In an unprecedented move, the Government has invoked sedition charges against a Tamil news weekly 'Namadhu Manasatchi' for allegedly publishing a false and seditious report on public healthcare.

On the basis of a complaint given by the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, the Grand Bazaar Police Station, Puducherry, has registered a criminal case against "Namadhu Manasatchi", under Section 124-A of Indian Penal Code (IPC), which is invoked against “whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the Government established by law.”