Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai Granted Protection From Arrest By SC

The Supreme Court on February 9 stayed the arrest of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and senior journalists, including Rajdeep Sardesai among others, until next hearing. The court held the decision while hearing petitions challenging the FIRs lodged against the people concerned. The petition has stated that the FIRs were infringing the right to freedom of speech and expression. Earlier, multiple complaints were lodged against them over their allegedly "misleading" tweets on Republic Day violence.