Bhima Koregaon violence: Tharoor backs detained activists

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday came out in support of the activists who were arrested during the raids conducted in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence, arguing that freedom of thought, belief, and expression are fundamental rights in any democracy.

Raids were carried out by the Pune Police in Mumbai, Ranchi, Hyderabad, Faridabad, Delhi, and Thane, with informed sources telling that Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Gautam Navlakha, Varnon Gonsalves and Sudha Bhardwaj were the five activists arrested in connection with the violence which broke out in January.

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Following the arrests, Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and questioned the arrest of the five activists.

The Bhima Koregaon violence erupted while observing the 200th anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle in January. A youth died and several others, including 10 policemen, were injured in the violence. (ANI)

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