Following Opposition furore, Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday (June 27) assured the Legislative Assembly that those responsible for posting allegedly derogatory content against pioneering 19th century educationalist Savitribai Phule would be brought to book.
Mr. Fadnavis was responding to a question raised by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator and Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad, who questioned the State’s foot-dragging over the probe against two controversial websites – ‘Indic Tales’ and ‘Hindu Post’ – who had allegedly published content attempting to malign the trailblazing reformer’s reputation.
In response to Mr. Awhad’s query, Mr. Fadnavis, who is also Deputy CM, told the Assembly that the police were in touch with Twitter India to identify the persons behind a handle that posted derogatory remarks against Savitribai Phule.
