Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale, who was arrested by the Thane police for allegedly sharing an objectional Facebook post about Nationalist Congress Party [NCP] chief Sharad Pawar, was sent to police custody till May 18 by a Thane court on May 15.
Her comments against Mr. Pawar evoked condemnations from the NCP chief’s daughter, MP Supriya Sule and his nephew, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, as well as widespread criticism from across the political spectrum.
Even Opposition leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] including former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray strongly condemned Ms. Chitale’s remarks.