<div>FYI Suresh, "Following the widespread outrage, *Chief Minister* Prithviraj Chavan *ordered an enquiry* into the arrest" - a major change from the status quo. Do also read the news coverage you'll note this is different from the earlier - what used to happen before is a general blind eye from the authorities. </div>
<div> </div><div>My point is that the government is becoming more online-media aware than ever before which is a huge step forward for India. </div><div> </div><div>-C<br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:suresh@hserus.net" target="_blank">suresh@hserus.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family:Arial">Not particularly new and mostly driven by political parties trawling through fb for criticism of their leaders and randomly lodging police complaints... This is across the board and not particular to any one Indian political party <br>
<br>--srs (htc one x)<div class="im"><br><br><br>----- Reply message -----<br>From: "Chaitanya Dhareshwar" <<a href="mailto:chaitanyabd@gmail.com" target="_blank">chaitanyabd@gmail.com</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>><br>
Subject: [governance] Freedom of speech issue FB and Shaheen Dadha<br>Date: Sat, Nov 24, 2012 1:04 PM<br><br></div></span><div class="im"><br>India is progressing, a bit at a time. Freedom of speech is being<br>recognized on web media as a positive and appreciated by the community at<br>
large.<br><br>If this of interest do feel free to sign the petition on <a href="http://change.org" target="_blank">change.org</a> (link<br>below).<br><br>Best regards,<br>Chaitanya<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: Mukut Ray <<a href="mailto:mail@change.org" target="_blank">mail@change.org</a>><br>Date: Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 11:52 AM<br>Subject: UPDATE: FBarrest<br>To: <a href="mailto:chaitanyabd@gmail.com" target="_blank">chaitanyabd@gmail.com</a><br>
<br><br> Dear Chaitanya,<br><br></div>*Our pressure is working!*<br>Following the widespread outrage, *Chief Minister* Prithviraj Chavan *ordered<br>an enquiry* into the arrest of Shaheen & Renu for posting a comment on<div class="im">
<br>Facebook. The inquiry report has now been submitted to the DGP of<br>Maharashtra, who has "forwarded it to the home department for necessary<br>actions."<br><br></div>*More than 19,000 people have signed the petition in just 4 days and this<div class="im">
<br>has added to the pressure on the<br></div>authorities.*<<a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/drop-charges-against-shaheen-and-renu-for-comments-about-mumbai-shutdown-fbarrest?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp" target="_blank">http://www.change.org/petitions/drop-charges-against-shaheen-and-renu-for-comments-about-mumbai-shutdown-fbarrest?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp</a>><br>
<br>A group of concerned citizens are *trying to meet the Chief Minister before<br>Monday* to submit the petition with your<br>signatures<<a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/drop-charges-against-shaheen-and-renu-for-comments-about-mumbai-shutdown-fbarrest?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp" target="_blank">http://www.change.org/petitions/drop-charges-against-shaheen-and-renu-for-comments-about-mumbai-shutdown-fbarrest?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp</a>>and<div class="im">
<br>urge him to drop the charges filed against Shaheen and Renu.<br><br></div>*Can we get 50,000 signatures on the petition* to ensure the pressure is on<div class="im"><br>the Chief Minister to drop the charges?<br><br></div>
*Forward this mail to your friends* and get more people to sign the<br>petition.<<a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/drop-charges-against-shaheen-and-renu-for-comments-about-mumbai-shutdown-fbarrest?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp" target="_blank">http://www.change.org/petitions/drop-charges-against-shaheen-and-renu-for-comments-about-mumbai-shutdown-fbarrest?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp</a>><div class="im">
<br><br>Thanks for taking action,<br><br>Mukut Ray<br><br>PS: You can also share the petition on<br></div>Facebook<<a href="http://j.mp/S1dSG3?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp" target="_blank">http://j.mp/S1dSG3?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp</a>>or<br>
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<br>it.<br><br>News Source: Thackeray Facebook row: Cops who arrested Shaheen and her<br></div>friend to face inquiry<<a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/thackeray-facebook-row-cops-arrest-shaheen-her-friend-arrested/1/234454.html?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp" target="_blank">http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/thackeray-facebook-row-cops-arrest-shaheen-her-friend-arrested/1/234454.html?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp</a>><div class="im">
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